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M.I.A’s Born Free: Violence to End Violence?
Since M.I.A. came out with “Born Free” a few days ago, a lot of people on the web have been praising it for its bold political message. The video portrays an English-speaking police state which appears to be carrying out some kind of genocide against red-headed youths. There are several graphically violent shots, including a shocker towards the end, that ... Read More
Lead the HPR’s Summer Pilot Project
The HPR is looking for TWO PAID, PART-TIME EDITORS to lead a web-based project this summer. (Harvard undergrads only) The editors will lead a team of writers, graphic designers, web designers, and business staffers in putting together a special online edition of the Harvard Political Review in partnership with the Annual Report of the United States. The content will consist ... Read More
The Spring 2010 Issue of the HPR is out!
The Spring 2010 issue of the Harvard Political Review is available here in an online browseable pdf format. Most articles are also now available on HarvardPoliticalReview.com, and the rest will be rolling out soon. Harvard students, look for print copies in your house dining halls starting on Wednesday, and in Annenberg on Friday and Saturday! COVERS SECTION: AFRICA: READY TO ... Read More
Heath Care Closing Arguments
This is the last part of Obama’s closing argument for health care reform to the House. It’s rather stirring. I’ve always regarded the heath care debates as something of a litmus test for our democracy, and here Obama gets at the heart of it: does America still have what it takes, as a polity with old institutions like the senate ... Read More
Harvard Thinks Big
Harvard Thinks Big was billed as an “important” event. Its Facebook page was ebullient. Expectations were high. “A dream team of 10 Harvard professors will each talk for 10 minutes about the 1 thing they’re most passionate about…Inspired by TED Talks (Ted.com) and motivated by what makes Harvard great — amazing professors, cutting-edge research, and breakthrough ideas…” But somehow this doesn’t go far enough. As ... Read More
The Asian Ceiling
Today's colleges welcome Asians with open arms—they just don't want too many of us
The Politics of Line Drawing
The future of gerrymandering after the 2010 census When Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) withdrew his nomination for commerce secretary in February, Republicans blamed the debacle on the White House’s alleged attempt to usurp control of the 2010 census, which rests with the Commerce Department. This short-lived controversy reminded us that while the census might be one of the least visible, ... Read More
The Future of Urban Education
The impact of new innovations on urban school systems The 1983 report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, entitled “A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Education Reform,” established the need for a comprehensive assessment of the nation’s schools in order to meet the challenges of a changing national and international community. The report set off a series ... Read More
The Wars of Today
What Israel in Gaza tells us about modern warfare If there is one lesson that modern security institutions have learned about combating terrorist insurgencies, it is that a sledgehammer is not the appropriate tool. Armies and security forces created to deal with Cold War–style confrontations prove painfully inadequate when confronted by modern low-intensity conflicts, as was amply demonstrated by the ... Read More
Agreeing to Disagree
I loved this post by Ross Douthat, the Atlantic blogger (and future New York Times token conservative columnist!) and wanted to highlight it. In it, he discusses the creeping Europeanization of the United States, and the degree to which it is or is not happening, but moves on to something a little bit more fundamental. And this is that the ... Read More
