Khizr Khan is a legal consultant whose son, Captain Humayun Khan, was killed in 2004 during the Iraq War. Captain Khan’s sacrifice became famous when his father spoke out against Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in 2016. The interview was conducted on February 15, 2017. Harvard Political Review: How did growing up … Read more
Dr. Thomas A. Burke is the former Science Advisor and deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The interview was conducted on January 19th, 2017. HPR: Since you assumed office, what have been the biggest cultural or technological changes that have affected the EPA’s work? TAB: … Read more
Malcolm Jenkins is a National Football League safety for the Philadelphia Eagles. He has received media attention for his activism against police brutality and protests during the National Anthem. The interview was conducted on January 27th, 2017. Harvard Political Review: By the end of the season, you were the only player on the Eagles who … Read more
Harvard Political Review: Fake news played an important role in this election, how will journalists address this issue? Jake Tapper: We have to stop calling it fake news, we have to start calling it what it is – lies and disinformation. I think the first thing that the media needs to do is to gain … Read more
Zeynep Tufekci is an associate professor at the School of Information Library Science at the University of North Carolina and a faculty associate at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. She focuses on the impact of technology and social media on society and politics. This interview was conducted on October 4, … Read more
Carlos Salinas de Gortari was president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994 and obtained his PhD from the Kennedy School of Government in 1978. He negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States and Canada. He visited Harvard on November 4 at an event organized by the Harvard University Mexican Students … Read more
Omarosa Manigault appeared on The Apprentice in its first season in 2004. She is now working as director of African-American outreach in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Harvard Political Review: You’ve known Donald Trump for over a decade now. What’s surprised you the most about him? Omarosa Manigault: What surprises me? Nothing after thirteen years. HPR: At first … Read more
Sebastian Marroquin, born Juan Pablo Escobar, is the son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and at one time was heir to the largest drug trafficking empire in history. He has been featured in one documentary, Sins of My Father (2009), and has written one book, “Pablo Escobar: My Father” which was published in 2014. … Read more
Between the ages of eight and eleven, I was secretly sacrilegious. Whenever I said a prayer, I would tack on a silent addendum, hoping that God might hear it and make it so. Even as a child, I knew that my plea, while not technically forbidden by the man upstairs, would certainly be frowned upon … Read more
On July 7th, the Conservative Members of Parliament chose Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom as the two candidates that would face a ballot of party members, and it became clear that Britain was going to appoint its second female Prime Minister. Yet at noon just four days later, Andrea Leadsom bowed out of the race, … Read more