The “Do-Less Congress”
The State of the Union has hindered the 112th Congress
Ron Paul's unique and genuinely interesting candidacy deserves all the sympathy it can get from both sides of the aisle – especially during a primary season light on dissent, ideological diversity, and intellectual rigor.
Is the often used phrase a political slogan or a principled doctrine?
America’s obsession with the Constitution affects modern American politics
The HPR's team of US writers debates the various divisions plaguing the Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
The looming failure of the committee to accomplish anything is due to systemic partisan voting.
The results of the 2010 election were an anti-tax referendum, and we shouldn't forget that
Many lawmakers realize that the people that donate to them see "tax" as a dirty word.
HPR reports from Van Jones' address at the JFK Jr. Forum.
The HPR reports from the epicenter of the #Occupy movement.
Frank Mace delves into the real problem with the Tea Party in a recent post for the Harvard Political Review. Intransigent ideology threatens the health of the Republican Party and has counterproductive effects on the nation’s financial predicament. Tea Party members of Congress must be willing to compromise if they actually want to put America on the path to financial [...]