Leaked Key for Midterm Shows What Harvard Economics Is About
A humorous take on Harvard, the Ec 10 debate, and Occupy.
Articles By: Alastair Su 
Alastair Su is a Staff Writer for the Harvard Political Review. He comes from the island country of Singapore, which is only slightly authoritarian really. Alastair is interested in foreign affairs, and particularly focuses his writing on East Asia. His column is dedicated to the great historian, John K. Fairbank, whose legacy has made a big influence in his life. Alastair is a freshman at Harvard College, where he studies history, macroeconomics, and religion. He also enjoys a good joke, and a plate of freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies.
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Forget The Ec 10 Debate – The Problem Is Much, Much Bigger
Looking at the broader questions on the discipline and profession of economics.
An Economy At Its Limits
Is the current economy worse than the Great Depression? Not if we maintain our institutions and keep markets open.
Debating Nuclear Energy: When Fear Triumphs Reason
Should Fukushima spell the end of the "nuclear renaissance"? I think not.
Unmasking Egypt’s True Villain
For democracy to prevail in Egypt, deposing Murbarak will not be enough. What is needed is an overhaul of state-military relations.
Dear Thomas Friedman: Serious In Singapore, But So What?
While Friedman's praise of Singapore is inspiring, it simply isn't realistic.
What’s Up With Kishore Mahbubani?
By many measures, Kishore Mahbubani is one of the leading public figures in Asia. He is currently the Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, a man with an enormous intellect and an illustrious career that few can compare with. From January 2001 to May 2002, he held the position of president of the United [...]
The Sin of Saving
A year ago, during the wake of the financial crisis, it was fashionable to lambaste the greedy. Today, however, the moral pendulum has swung the other way. With the U.S. still sluggish in its recovery, commentators point towards to a new culprit: the global saving class, from the likes of Germany, Japan and China. Their evidence is the U.S. current [...]
A Threat Worse Than Deflation
This month, the Fed began their second round of quantitative easing, a $600 billion that seeks to pump liquidity into the economy. While the policy has its critics, its defenders drew justification from a compelling source – the story of Japan’s ruined economy – where fiscal inaction had plunged the country deeper into a deflationary spiral. However, while they are [...]
Dealing With Chinaphobia
Among my American friends, I’ve not met a single person who hasn’t had some kind of reaction after watching this. Of the recent spate of anti-Chinese ads that’s been done (such as here and here), this one stands out as it points towards an uncomfortable truth: as the U.S. government continues to spend its way out of recession, it continues [...]
Here Comes The Bully: China’s Rare Earth Blunder
Two months ago, just when the Senkaku incident between Japan and China seemed to reach a deadlock, China played an unexpected card. Industries in Japan reported that China began halting exports of rare earth, a vital component in electronics manufacturing, a move that caused Japan to cave in. While Chinese officials have emphatically denied that the embargo was deliberately planned, [...]
