Bob Schieffer, a longtime anchor and correspondent for CBS News, was the host of Face the Nation for 24 years. Among his numerous awards and honors, he has won eight Emmys and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2013. He has also moderated three presidential debates, one each in the previous … Read more
Jim Daly is the president and CEO of Focus on the Family, a Christian non-profit organization that promotes a variety of positions on family-related issues through media and outreach programs. Daly also hosts Focus on the Family’s flagship radio show, which premiered in 1977 and broadcasts daily on 2,000 stations. Harvard Political Review: Could you tell … Read more
Jim Daly is the president and CEO of Focus on the Family. Harvard Political Review: Could you tell our readers about Focus on the Family and why you think it’s work is so important in today’s world? Jim Daly: Focus on the Family was started by Dr. James Dobson in 1977. He felt that there was not enough solid … Read more
Matthew Vines is the author of God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships and is the president and founder of the Reformation Project. He is widely known for his viral video “The Gay Debate: The Bible and Homosexuality.” Harvard Political Review: What was your community like growing up? Matthew Vines: I grew … Read more
Matthew Vines is the author of God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships and is the president and founder of the Reformation Project. He is widely known for his viral video “The Gay Debate: The Bible and Homosexuality.” Harvard Political Review: What was your community like growing up? Matthew Vines: I grew … Read more
His Excellency Mehdi Jomaa served as Prime Minister of Tunisia from January 2014 to February 2015. After two jarring political assassinations and months of conflict between secular and Islamist parties, both sides chose Mr. Jomaa to lead an independent government and oversee democratic elections under the new constitution. Prior to assuming this position, he served … Read more
At the White House Correspondents Association Dinner last Saturday night, President Obama got angry. With the help of his anger translator, Luther (played by comedian Keegan-Michael Key), the president abandoned his usual reasonable tone to condemn those who deny climate change. “The science is clear,” he began. “Every serious scientist says we need to act. … Read more
It takes but seconds to type the three words “vaccines cause problems” into the Google search box and generate tens of millions of results. Some articles feature desperate parents trying to warn the Internet of the life-altering ailments from which their sons and daughters suffer as a result of a single needle, of a scheming … Read more
On April 28, 2015, a Saudi-owned news outlet, Al-Arabiya, first published the news that an American-flagged cargo ship, the MV Maersk Tigris, had been fired upon by Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The ship, which was carrying 34 Americans, was then towed into the Iranian port of Bandar … Read more
Jacob Tobia is an advocate for gender nonconforming, genderqueer, and transgender people. Tobia currently works for Out Leadership, an advising firm that partners leaders across industries to promote LGBT equality. Harvard Political Review: You’ve spoken with many different audiences and student groups. Let’s say you’re speaking with a group of people who are less familiar … Read more