Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison represented Texas from 1993 to 2013 as a United States Senator. HPR: Democrats are trying to turn Texas blue by 2016 or 2020. How do you think Texas’ political identity will change over the next decade or two? Senator Hutchison: Well I do believe that the demographics of Texas are changing … Read more
Matt Shuham, Covers Editor, sits down with Jon Favreau to discuss the power of speeches, the logistics of speechwriting, and Favreau’s next steps. You can access additional content by subscribing to our YouTube channel and visiting our iTunes page. Interview by Matt Shuham Editing and Production by Jenny Choi Music by Dylan Perese
Daniel Backman, Associate US Editor, sits down with David Axelrod to review the 2012 presidential race and the former Senior Advisor to the President’s plans for the future. You can access additional content by subscribing to our YouTube channel and visiting our iTunes page. Interview by Daniel Backman Editing and Production by Jenny Choi Music by Dylan Perese
Colin Diersing, Interviews Editor, sits down with Ana Navarro to discuss what went wrong for the Republican Party in the 2012 election and the ways in which the Republican Party would be able to expand its Latino base. You can access additional content by subscribing to our YouTube channel and visiting our iTunes page. Interview by Colin Diersing … Read more
Seth Reiss is the head writer for The Onion, the popular satirical news publication whose website receives over 7.5 million unique visitors per month and whose print circulation numbers in the hundreds of thousands. Harvard Political Review: Can satire have an effect on politics, and have you seen this with The Onion? Seth Reiss: I … Read more
Senator Richard Lugar represented Indiana from 1977 to 2013 as a United States Senator. He served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1985-1987 and from 2003-2007. Senator Lugar left the Senate this past January after losing a primary election. He plans to accept positions at Georgetown University, Indiana University, and the … Read more
David Keene is the president of the National Rifleman’s Association. He is the former chairman of the American Conservative Union. Harvard Political Review: The National Rifleman’s Association has placed a significant amount of blame for gun violence on what executive vice president Wayne LaPierre has called “a callous, corrupt, and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and … Read more
Theda Skocpol is a professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, where she focuses on both comparative politics and American politics. Recently, she published a comprehensive study, The Tea Party Movement and the Reshaping of Republican Conservatism, with Harvard graduate student Vanessa Williamson. Harvard Political Review: When George W. Bush was leaving office, the … Read more
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Ruchir Sharma is the head of equity emerging markets at Morgan Stanley. He served as a contributing editor for Newsweek and is a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal and the Economic Times of India. He is author of the bestselling book Breakout Nations. Harvard Political Review: … Read more
The HPR sat down with President of the NRDC Frances Beinecke to discuss some of the biggest issues facing the climate and energy production in the United States. Harvard Political Review: What are NRDC’s biggest legislative priorities? Why is curbing pollution from power plants such a prominent goal that you mentioned on your blog? Frances Beinecke: Our … Read more