Copyright Harvard 2008
By HARRY R. LEWIS
With digital copies cheap and perfect today,
copyright law has been rewritten to amplify the power of parties
already powerful enough to use it against the weak.
Half a Century of Changes
By STANLEY HOFFMANN
The world of instant communications, globalization, and interdependence, which has made obsolete old models of international relations is the one in which young Americans will have to act.
Fair Trade Journalism
By JAMES BUCK
Why did my detainment matter? I was the first American, the first white person, the first student, and the first whose story had a twist of interest to the tech community. But in the month since I’ve been back, my translator and friend, Mohammed Salah Ahmed Maree, to whom I owe much if not most of the credit for my work there, has been behind bars.
Unprecedented Opportunities
By SARAH C. DONAHUE, WILLIAM R. FITZSIMMONS, and MARLYN MCGRATH
It is vital as a matter of public policy that
qualified students throughout the nation and the world can aspire to
any college, regardless of economic background.
A Stroke of Genius
By DANIEL E. HERZ-ROIPHE
All it takes is a burst blood vessel in the cerebral cortex in order to completely alter our perception of reality.
Where Do the Democrats Go From Here?
By CLAY A. DUMAS
The evolution of the European ideal has been one of slow incremental change. This has been a necessary approach in respecting diversity while at the same time maintaining a set of agreed principles to deal with the issues of the day.
The Measure of a Man
By JAMES M. LARKIN
Americans ought to wonder whether they have ever actually seen this president stare down a storm on his own, and whether he has ever, with the privilege of principle and information on his side, overruled the bleak drumbeat of his éminence grise.
The Magic of Numbers
By RAMYA PARTHASARATHY
If the University is truly committed to a liberal arts education, it can no longer afford to ignore the growing importance of mathematics and statistics.
Lessons from the Trail
By RAHUL PRABHAKAR and ARI S. RUBEN
I wish everybody luck in the post-college real
world, whether you pursue fame or a quieter life. And if you ever need
inspiration, it just might be hanging on the outside of your cup.
Fair Harvard
By BRIAN S. GILLIS
I simply want to suggest correcting one glaring, but easily fixed grammatical and connotative mistake in one of our university’s most cherished traditions.
Condoleezza Rice for VP?
By GEORGE HAYWARD
Though it is not widely predicted, the Democratic Party will encounter a formidable challenge if John McCain selects Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as his vice presidential running mate.
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By ADAM CLYMER
Ted has made laws that changed the nation, building
coalitions on issues from discrimination to campaign finance to health
to education.
The Architecture of Serendipity
By CASS R. SUNSTEIN
Educational institutions can create an architecture
of serendipity—they can promote common spaces in which different types
of people mingle together.
A Changing Climate on College Campuses
By JAMES BAXTER
Campuses have long been the source of the energy and
intelligence needed to bring about change, and never has it been more
needed than now.
What Now for the EU?
By SILE DE VALERA
The evolution of the European ideal has been one of
slow incremental change. This has been a necessary approach in
respecting diversity while at the same time maintaining a set of agreed
principles to deal with the issues of the day.
Are We Deluding Ourselves?
By MONIQUE RINERE
Since at least May 4, 1937, The Crimson has been reporting on the ills of Harvard’s advising system.
Harvard’s Black Market
By DANIEL P. ROBINSON
Allowing the sale of tickets would ensure a fair and
open market in something that is crucially important to students and
their families.
A Whole New World
By JESSICA A. SEQUEIRA
It is time to rethink how the humanities approach learning, and to usher in a new ethic of “transnationalism.”
Let the Subaltern Speak
By EMMA M. LIND
Harvard can take pride in its status as a
progressive university when it begins to treat non-Western nations just
as Western countries are treated in the formation of curricula in
fields such as history, literature, and social studies.
The Human Commodity
By JAMES M. WILSTERMAN
We need to consider the practicality and efficacy of
our legislation more so than people’s moral indignation at certain
activities.
Low-Hanging Fruit
By RONALD K. KAMDEM
Building an alumni registry and connecting
generations of students is one of the low hanging fruits that can be
afforded by even the poorest of high schools.
Only Education Can Tell the Story
By HASSAN AL-DAMLUJI
It is the task of Iraqi educational institutions to
elaborate a national discourse that neither belittles any of its
constituent groups, nor threatens national unity.
Overcoming “Impossible”
By EDWARD Y. LEE
Senator Barack Obama’s mission to change the way
politics is run encouraged me to become involved in politics for the
first time. Moreover, my own experience working on Senator Obama’s
campaign showed me that our politics have the potential to inspire and
empower rather than divide and discourage.
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