On the Docket
Supreme Court examines Miller v. Alabama and Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum
On the Newsstand:Citizens United
Romney and Gingrich Fight over the Airwaves in Florida
The battle of the Sunshine State will be decided by airtime, and Mitt Romney has an expensive leg up.
A Bitter Wind Blowing
The Super PACs and lackluster candidates are to blame for the vicious campaign season.
Live Blog: Van Jones on Rebuild The Dream
HPR reports from Van Jones' address at the JFK Jr. Forum.
Another Slice? Asking for More
If there’s one thing that the New York Times and Sarah Palin can agree on, it’s that Congress is full of money-grubbing crooks.
Fixing Congress: Buddy Roemer’s $100 Plan
Campaign finance reform is back in the news. For the first time since the January 2010 ruling of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court is revisiting campaign finance in its evaluation of the constitutionality of the 1998 Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act, which “provides subsidies to candidates for state offices who agree to take no business, union or ... Read More
Playground Politics: Alito’s Anticipated Absence
Last year, Justice Alito shook his head and mouthed “not true” when President Obama made an uncharacteristic jab at the Supreme Court for its decision in a campaign finance case. At a question and answer session following a speech at the Manhattan Institute, Justice Alito announced that he will not attend the State of the Union address this year. He found ... Read More
Politics, Polarization, and Breyer’s Feigned Naivety
In his various media appearances to promote his new book, “Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View,” Justice Stephen Breyer has taken every opportunity to discuss the history of and the misconceptions about the Supreme Court. In particular, he has emphasized his view that public opinion does not, and should not, shape public opinion. But Breyer’s assertion that the Supreme Court ... Read More
Justice Stevens Lets Go — Better Hang On!
My Harvard Independent column for this week addresses the retirement of John Paul Stevens and the issue of picking his successor. Read the original here. If they made posters of Supreme Court Justices, I’d put John Paul Stevens on my bedroom wall. The man is a progressive hero — first and foremost, for his longevity. In 2006, the liberal radio ... 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
The Folly of Perry v. Schwarzenegger
In my latest Harvard Independent column, I argue that the legal challenge to Proposition 8 in a California federal court may end up backfiring if it reaches the Supreme Court, because there almost certainly are not five votes for judicially-imposed gay marriage on the current court. Furthermore, I said, an anti-marriage equality ruling would suck the air out of the ... Read More
