Lowered Sights
America might not be a country in decline, but we seem to have given up on big dreams.
Articles By: Jonathan Yip 
Jonathan Yip '13 is the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Political Review. His favorite font is Gotham Condensed (see HPR logo).
Tiger, Unrepentant
I know I won't ever cheer for Tiger again, but I can't quite account for my active desire to see Tiger lose—something about cosmic justice I think.
Act of Valor and the Limits of Elitism
Even in the military, there are glimmers of the hubris and self-confidence that elite institutions can breed—especially in deep secrecy.
An Ambitious Pragmatism: On “Poor Economics”
The merits and short-falls of the pragmatist approach to poverty relief.
Spring Reads & Flicks: Fresh Takes on the New and Old
HPR culture writers share a sampling of insights on Russian literature, high school party movies, and more.
You Are What You Eat
At the HPR, we believe that politics, broadly construed, touches and shapes every human endeavor. And, of course, few are more basic than eating.
Presenting Dispatch
Dear Readers, It’s my pleasure to present to you Dispatch, the Harvard Political Review’s new print showcase of student opinion.
Sweat the Small Stuff
Lessons learned from a summer working at the White House National Economic Council
The Bank Bailout in Perspective
Was the despised but ultimately profitable TARP program a success?
The Budget Wars
If the debt ceiling debate did nothing else, it plainly demonstrated Washington’s unhealthy tendency to punt tough fiscal decisions down the line. It was remarkable then, when on April 5, 2011, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, released a long-term budget with a serious and potentially unpopular plan to reduce the deficit and pay off ... Read More
Zombie IR
We were going to run a piece in the fall HPR on potential zombie threats, but Foreign Policy beat us to it! Shucks. A highlight: States could also exploit the threat from the living dead to acquire new territory, squelch irredentist movements, settle old scores, or subdue enduring rivals. The People’s Republic of China could use the zombie threat to justify ... Read More
The Media Doesn’t Get Apple
Pieces like this Newsweek one come out every so often. They compare today’s Apple to the Apple that lost against Microsoft, insisting that Apple is doomed to repeat history and stumble in the battle against Google: Meanwhile, Android is already outselling Apple, according to market researcher NPD…My sense is that today’s Apple event marks an important tipping point—the point where Android ... Read More
Icing Bros
James Taranto at the WSJ writes Best of the Web Today and occasionally adds a ruthlessly mocking section titled “Everything is Spinning Out of Control” (itself a snide poke at a dumb AP article, “Is Everything Seemingly Spinning Out of Control?”). Regardless, I’ve finally found evidence that everything is actually spinning out of control. Deepwater Horizon? War in the Koreas? ... Read More
