India’s Good, Bad, and Ugly
A wake up call to fight corruption
Articles By: Rajiv Tarigopula 
Rajiv Tarigopula '14 is a Staff Writer for the Harvard Political Review. He has been writing for the HPR (print and online editions) since the fall term of his freshman year. Originally from Chesterfield, Missouri, he's been passionate about American politics, history, and government for as long as he can remember. Over the past year, he has written about topics ranging from the methodology of the U.S. Census to the Tea Party's impact on American discourse to education reform in the United States as a public policy issue, and more. In his free time, he enjoys reading, following current events and politics (of course), watching movies, and playing chess, tennis, and ping-pong.
Weighing In: More to Ponder on Monday’s Rally
Let us heed our President’s call for enduring national unity.
Assessing Libya: What To Do Now?
Now that we're involved in Libya, let's put aside narrow domestic political considerations and act like we know how to win.
President Obama’s Political Capital
President Obama's intelligent utilization of political capital is going to play a larger role than ever
In Defense of the Filibuster
Forcing senators to become Mr. Smiths in order to filibuster carries little harm, and may indeed be beneficial for the nation; however, disrespecting the sanctity of minority rights in the Senate is utterly unacceptable. The United States Senate must defend the 60-vote cloture threshold, for lowering this margin to 51 votes would give undue power to a simple majority. As Winston Churchill cautioned so many years ago, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. To our Senate: do not allow the upcoming filibuster reform to serve as a classic embodiment of this warning for generations to come. To Democrats and Republicans alike: reject Professor Zelizer's overly majoritarian call to arms. For the sake of the nation, in the name of tradition, today's filibuster as an institution must continue to endure.
On WikiLeaks: Transparency for Transparency’s Sake
When we sacrifice our national security for the sake of transparency, we have crossed the line
Midterm Recap: Speaker Boehner’s Action Plan
The eyes of the nation and political commentators will be on the Republican House of Representatives and Speaker John Boehner in the immediate future. Their actions now may well determine the course of the Republican Party as we know it for the next few decades of American history.
Education and American Exceptionalism
The crisis in American education has catapulted to the spotlight in recent years. Or so it seems. With the release of the critically acclaimed Waiting for Superman and education interest groups taking a more principled and seemingly more powerful stance on education reform, the issue of whether America’s education system is failing has become very prominent. But education reform, critics contend, ... Read More
An Objective Lesson in Corporate Civics
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court infamously ruled in Citizens United v. FEC that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited under the First Amendment to the Constitution. In other words, the Court reaffirmed the idea that money serves as a means by which individuals can express their speech. Specifically, corporations are today allowed to contribute ... Read More
Democracy on Hold
The U.S. Senate recessed last week without concluding a lot of the legislative business on its plate. Among the items on hold include the reauthorization of several Cabinet departments through annually required bills, as well as the vote on the extension of the Bush tax cuts. On the other side of the Capitol Building, House Democratic leaders, including Speaker of the ... Read More
Decentralization and the Tea Party’s Demise?
The Tea Party. It’s been the subject of fierce political discussion since Barack Obama’s election as President in 2008 and the subsequent rise of the movement for what’s been called a “new conservatism” in 2009. When examining the upcoming midterm elections, the significance the Tea Party cannot be underestimated. Many Republicans self-label as modern “Tea Party” members; however, others within ... Read More
