On September 19th, the Harvard College Open Campus Initiative hosted a panel entitled “Are We Killing Free Speech?” The panelists–– Dave Rubin, Bret Weinstein, and Steve Simpson–– were intelligent, articulate, and thought-provoking. It was an attentive but quiet crowd; no protesters, no walk out. That the event was open only to Harvard ID holders became … Read more
Across the West, anxieties about immigration have begun to play an increasingly central role in popular discourse and politics. During his first few months in office, Donald Trump has twice tried to restrict entry of Muslims into the United States, only to be thwarted by the judiciary both times. The surge of refugees entering Western … Read more
Every week-day since around the time Donald Trump took office, my morning routine has included watching Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers’s monologues from the night before. I load both clips on YouTube and, as I fill my coffee machine with water, I listen to Colbert conversationally recall Trump’s most recent actions and blunders – a … Read more
Massachusetts has a budget crisis, and Medicaid is the primary suspect. Since 2010, prescription drug costs have increased by 13 percent every year, and the state’s Medicaid program, MassHealth, makes up nearly 40 percent of the state’s budget. In a September letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Marylou Sudders, Massachusetts Secretary of … Read more
When Rep. Cheri Bustos (D – Ill.) comes home from the Capitol for the weekend, you can find her at the supermarket—but she won’t be shopping for pasta or paper towels. Every Saturday, the congresswoman from the 17th District spends time walking the grocery aisles of Western Illinois, talking to constituents about addressing their needs … Read more
This June, five Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, severed all diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar. A small Arab Gulf state, Qatar is incredibly wealthy due to its location near several major petroleum deposits, possessing the world’s second highest GDP per capita. Not only did these Arab countries withdraw all … Read more
Nancy Youssef is a national security correspondent at the Wall Street Journal. Before joining the Journal, Ms. Youssef served as the Senior National Security Correspondent for Buzzfeed News. Previously, Ms. Youssef spent extensive time in the Middle East reporting on U.S. foreign policy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Harvard Political Review: Foreign policy … Read more
When the Bharatiya Janata Party swept to a thumping victory in the 2014 Indian election, there were hopes for an era of revitalized economic reform, as well as fears of an era of Hindu majoritarian rule. Three years on, the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the world’s seventh-largest economy more business-friendly and … Read more