The summer 2013 issue of the Harvard Political Review is now online. The magazine explores the intersection of religion and politics, at home and abroad. In addition to the print content, we are proud to present an online feature in which HPR writers and editors discuss how religion has shaped their own politics. The rest of the magazine … Read more
A Harvard-MIT research group has published its first journal article using data from the first course offered on edX, 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics. At the core of edX’s mission is to use the massive amounts of data generated from student course usage to better understand learning and to improve both on-campus and online learning. The … Read more
Few of us really think too much about the political implications of sports. HPR writers have touched on it occasionally, but generally we just root for our city; where our money goes doesn’t really register. The NFL, still, has faced some political problems in the past few years. Charles Pierce’s recent story on retired players’ healthcare is … Read more
Few of us really think too much about the political implications of sports. HPR writers have touched on it occasionally, but generally we just root for our city; where our money goes doesn’t really register. The NFL, still, has faced some political problems in the past few years. Charles Pierce’s recent story on retired players’ healthcare is … Read more
President Obama nominated Penny S. Pritzker ’81 as his choice for commerce secretary this morning in the White House Rose Garden. Pritzker was a member of the Harvard Political Review Business Board during her undergraduate days at Harvard.
President Obama nominated Penny S. Pritzker ’81 as his choice for commerce secretary this morning in the White House Rose Garden. Pritzker was a member of the Harvard Political Review Business Board during her undergraduate days at Harvard.
Jason Collins’ announcement on Monday was truly monumental: No matter what his future NBA performance looks like, he will forever be remembered as the first openly gay athlete on a major American sports league team. The palpable buzz both on campus and on social media Web sites gave you a sense that Jason Collins is … Read more
Freshman Mariam Jalloul penned a well received, but flawed editorial in The Crimson last Thursday. In it, she attacked FEMEN, a feminist organization based in Kiev, for having promoted a “Topless Jihad Day,” in which women the world over bared their breasts and wrote messages like “Arab Women Against Islamism” and “Freedom to All Women” … Read more
This week Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) claimed President Obama was using family members of gun violence victims as “props” in his push for background check legislation. I cannot think of a more insulting characterization of these brave advocates, many of whom come from my community in Virginia where families suffered the loss of loved ones … Read more
The first time I came upon this page, I couldn’t really tell what was wrong. A few seconds later, I realized that that is precisely the problem. Apparently this eye-opening (yet totally horrifying) collection is the product of someone’s procrastination on a random Sunday afternoon. I’m going to take this Short List post to explore … Read more