Remember the 2010 Referendum
The results of the 2010 election were an anti-tax referendum, and we shouldn't forget that
On the Newsstand:Tea Party
The Vocal Minority
Many lawmakers realize that the people that donate to them see "tax" as a dirty word.
Live Blog: Van Jones on Rebuild The Dream
HPR reports from Van Jones' address at the JFK Jr. Forum.
Sleeping at Zuccotti: Images of American Pluralism at Occupy Wall Street
The HPR reports from the epicenter of the #Occupy movement.
Frank Mace on the Trouble with the Tea Party
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 ... Read More
Tarina Quraishi on the Chai Party Movement
The American Tea Party evidently does not have a monopoly on “grassroots populism and radical rhetoric” according to Crimson writer Tarina Quraishi. A new anti-corruption movement in India closely parallels the Tea Party, from charismatic leaders to protesters in peculiar garb. As Quaraishi suggests, these two movements signal important changes in the two nations’ political climates. Read the full article ... Read More
Fixing the Brew: How to Make the Tea Party More Viable
Critics claim the Tea Party is not a viable force in the political lexicon long-term. Naji Filali has some friendly advice for changing that.
Tea Party Populism
Tea Party members consider themselves "workers" above all else. We've been down this road before...
Budget Baseball: Obama, the GOP, and the Tea Party
Obama's budget proposal is the best we are likely to get.
Virginia Thomas, Lobbyist?
Justice Clarence Thomas' wife, Virginia Thomas, is no stranger to controversy, but her recent decision to work as a Tea Party lobbyist will endanger impartiality on the Court.
Another Chapter in the Virginia Thomas Saga
In another bizarre chapter in the ongoing controversy that surrounds her, Virginia Thomas, Tea Party activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, indicated recently that she may step down from her position as head of Liberty Central. Thomas’s involvement in the group, intended to support conservative activists and Tea Party campaigns, drew concern as to whether it could ... Read More
Harvard Blogging Heads, Issue 1
Paul Schied and I discuss Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity and whether Harvard students can be Tea Party members. Harvard Blogging Heads: Paul Schied and Max Novendstern from Max Novendstern on Vimeo. (Paul is great; I’m a bit boring. They will get better! If anyone watching this is interested in doing a Harvard Blogging Heads with me (or with ... Read More
How To Write About the Tea Party, Continued
In my last post, I chided Harvard writers for the way they tend to write about the Tea Party. I said that our focus was too small. But that raises the question: What are my counterexamples? For this post, I thought I’d highlight some excellent writing on the Tea Party done by some of the most interesting intellectuals in America. This ... Read More
