Articles By: Eric Hendey Eric Hendey
Eric Hendey '14 is the Multimedia Editor for the Harvard Political Review. He has written for multiple sections of the magazine, but is especially interested in issues that affect the Harvard student body. Eric is a wanderer with a love of ideas, a specious grasp of time, and a penchant for making something out of nothing. Eric originally hails from Fresno, California. In his second year at the College, he has studied history, comparative government, and Russian. Eric is also a musician at home in multiple genres and especially enjoys writing songs and playing traditional Irish music. He enjoys the finer things in life, like gardening, literature, and tennis.

Eric Hendey and Tom Lemberg / May 4, 2012 5:33 pm

China’s Brain Gain

Can Chinese students with American university degrees bring democracy home to China?

Eric Hendey / April 26, 2012 10:35 pm

Can Harvard Build a Library of the Future?

Harvard, Google, and the Future of Information

Eric Hendey / April 19, 2012 1:56 am

The Fall of a Technocrat

Harrisburg and the need for compromise on debt reduction.

Sam Finegold, Zeenia Framroze, and Eric Hendey / March 26, 2012 6:17 pm

Harvard’s India Connection

A budding partnership between Harvard University and India has immense potential.

Elsa Kania and Eric Hendey / March 5, 2012 1:39 am

Wael Nawara

HPR interviews Nawara, an Egyptian writer and activist who founded Egypt's El-Ghad Party.

Corinne Curcie, Alpkaan Celik, and Eric Hendey / February 13, 2012 2:11 am

Peter Thiel

A conversation with Peter Thiel, tech entrepreneur and founding CEO of PayPal.

Eric Hendey and Jake Silberg / December 10, 2011 12:59 pm

Trust Busting

The Antitrust Division strikes back

Eric Hendey and Ha Le / December 2, 2011 3:40 pm

In Defense of Harvard Management Company

Retaining top talent to manage Harvard's endowment

Harleen Gambhir and Eric Hendey / November 22, 2011 11:55 pm

Ahmed Maher Addresses Occupy Harvard

Egyptian activist and founder of the April 6 movement offers advice to student protestors

Caroline Cox / October 24, 2011 1:21 pm

Finding the Cure for Healthcare

Before signing the historic Social Security Act of 1965 that would create modern-day Medicare and Medicaid, President Lyndon Johnson took a moment to reflect on tradition. “It calls upon us never to be indifferent toward despair,” Johnson said. “It commands us never to turn away from helplessness. It directs us never to ignore or to spurn those who suffer untended ... Read More

Eric Hendey and Andrew Seo / October 12, 2011 9:23 pm

Faces of Occupy Boston

Video profiles of members of the Occupy Boston movement.

Eric Hendey / June 30, 2011 11:36 pm

St. Petersburg’s Chinese Towers

The economic foundations of a new Sino-Russian "strategic partnership"

Eric Hendey / May 19, 2011 7:44 pm

Oil and Revolution

The persistence of the rentier state

Eric Hendey / December 6, 2010 12:12 am

Freedom from Fear

A European’s take on Islam in Western democracies

Eric Hendey / November 12, 2010 8:14 pm

Frank Caprio: Interview

Last week, I wrote a Crimson blog post about the Harvard alumni who ran for governor. Since then, I’ve gotten in touch with a few of the candidates, to hear their thoughts on the election. Frank Caprio (Class of ’88) was the Democratic nominee in the Rhode Island gubernatorial race. During the race, Caprio caused quite a stir by telling President ... Read More

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