Meet the Fellows: Interview with Bob Cohn, President of The Atlantic

Bob Cohn is currently serving as a resident fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics. Cohn is also the president of The Atlantic, a literary and cultural commentary magazine distributed in print and online, founded in 1857. Before working at The Atlantic, Cohn worked for Newsweek and Wired magazines. Cohn has been named Publishing Executive of … Read more

From Selfies to Progress in El Salvador

The world has taken more than 350 million selfies. Selfie-taking hordes have invaded popular tourist destinations, while the bathroom mirror selfie has not yet gone out of vogue on Instagram. Amidst this growing popular trend, one place seemed sacrosanct: the United Nations General Assembly.  It is sacrosanct no longer. President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador … Read more

The Academic Edge

Even if Hari Parameswaran, captain of the 2018-2019 Beavercreek High School Quiz Bowl team, had not known who the prime minister of New Zealand was — Jacinda Ardern — he would have still led his sunglasses-clad trivia squad to a soaring victory at the High School National Championship Tournament in May. “We were expecting to … Read more

The Bollywood Dilemma

India’s Rape Pandemic Every year, the National Crime Records Bureau of India releases a document with updates on the prevalence of crime throughout the nation, and every year, there is seldom improvement when it comes to crimes against women. The 338,954 crimes against women reported in 2016 marked an increase from the 309,546 incidents reported … Read more

Why We Write for Campus

Winona and JD are the Campus section editors of the HPR’s 52nd Masthead.  Harvard has brought us joy and it has brought us sorrow. It welcomed us with a hearty letter, and perhaps some money attached too, and maybe some of our parents smiled like never before. It paired us with that roommate who soiled … Read more