Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) is currently serving her second term. Previously, Shaheen served in the New Hampshire Senate and as New Hampshire’s governor. She is the only woman to have been elected both a governor and a U.S. senator. Harvard Political Review: Currently, there are 20 women, two African Americans, one Asian American, and three Hispanic … Read more
Dr. Phil McGraw was a longtime guest of The Oprah Winfrey Show before launching his eponymous series in 2002. He has appeared on over 2,000 hours of national television programming, using his platform to highlight mental health issues. Harvard Political Review: How would you characterize your role in framing the national conversation surrounding mental health … Read more
Daryl Davis is a race relations expert and author of Klan-Destine Relationships, a non-fiction book which chronicles his outreach efforts to Ku Klux Klan members. Harvard Political Review: You have a pretty phenomenal story. What motivated you to reach out to the Ku Klux Klan? Daryl Davis: It was a combination of things. As a … Read more
Seth Rogen is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He starred in and co-produced The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and also starred in the film Neighbors. He and Evan Goldberg have co-written Superbad, Pineapple Express, and This is the End. The Interview, a movie co-written, directed, and produced by Rogen and Goldberg, will be released on December 25, … Read more
For many years, Matt Bai was the chief political correspondent for New York Times Magazine. He recently started a new job at Yahoo! News, as their chief political correspondent. He also just published a new book, All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid, which recounts the famous incident in which then-presidential candidate Gary Hart was accused … Read more
You can find a video of the HPR’s conversation with Ambassador Meir here. Ambassador Gideon Meir served for 45 years as an Israeli diplomat and most recently as the director general for public diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. He served as the deputy director general for media and public Affairs during … Read more
Bret Stephens is a foreign affairs columnist for The Wall Street Journal and serves as a member of the paper’s editorial board. He won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2013. Harvard Political Review: You’ve written extensively in defense of Israel. When you write your column, is it with a mind toward persuading your audience or to … Read more
Sanjay Gupta, assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, is best known as CNN’s chief medical correspondent, work for which he has received multiple Emmy awards. Gupta spoke with the Harvard Political Review during a visit to the Harvard … Read more
Can the slight rewording of a “contribute” button on a political candidate’s website really lead more people to donate more money? Does asking for $5 instead of $10 actually increase the number of repeat donors? Surprisingly, seemingly minor marketing techniques such as those have proven successful for many political campaigns and other organizations. Anne Lewis … Read more
This is the fifth installment of the Harvard Political Review‘s interview series with Massachusetts’ candidates for governor. Evan Falchuk is representing the United Independent Party in the election. Harvard Political Review: Can you begin by introducing yourself, your party, and your vision for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Evan Falchuk: I was raised in Massachusetts. I’m proud … Read more