Columns
In Defense of Drunkenness
Without a delicious abundance of keg beer to wash down our pre-game breakfast this Saturday, my budget-conscious friends and I
Getting the Word Out
Every Monday and Thursday morning, scores of Harvard undergraduates wake up early to engage in the ritual of plastering the
Scratches Beneath the Surface
“It was the first hopeful moment I’ve felt since 9/11,” gushed columnist Tom Friedman in The New York Times, “It
Must-Flee TV
My annual winter slump is about to arrive. It is timed perfectly to correlate with the due date of my
On the Right Track
As Yogi would say, it’s deja-vu all over again. For the second successive year the Harvard and Penn football teams
Harvard, Yale: Tooth and Nail
Let’s just get it out of the way immediately: Harvard is not as good as Yale, and to claim otherwise
Deadly Diamonds
Crushing the trade in “conflict diamonds” looks about as easy as winning the War on Drugs, but that hasn’t stopped
Parade's End
Yesterday morning, while I was still sleeping, a motley parade wound down Main Street in my hometown. The high school
Killed in the Context
Have you ever tried to read in the Thompson Room? More formal in feel than Ticknor Lounge, this room on
One Pill, Two Days, No Sleep
Sleep is just a waste of time. Let’s be honest. Hitting the sack for eight hours every night is just
Recruit That “Other” Class
When hearts at Harvard bleed for the poor, the disadvantaged, the underprivileged or whatever euphemism we prefer, we almost always
Punishing Drinking Deters Safety
This past Wednesday, 47 Massachusetts colleges, including Harvard, committed to an alcohol safety “action plan” that is riddled with flaws.
World's Greatest University, World's Worst Teachers
I have stumbled upon a dirty secret: our teachers need teaching lessons. Except it’s not a well-kept secret, because I
Elections Can Wait
If there is one thing hawks and doves agree on, it is that Iraq needs democracy. No one can doubt
Columbia's Core Values
As Harvard kicks off its first curricular review in three decades, there is great news at hand. In spite of
Ignore Those Uncaring Students
This year, 21 students entered the selection process for a spot on the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE). Rohit Chopra
Mugabe’s Man
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe does not have many fans in America, and with good reason. In his most recent presidential
I, The Jury
This August, just when I began to think the U.S. Postal Service had stopped menacing Americans—no one had received anthrax-laced
The Gossip Column
I am a celebrity junkie. My favorite magazine is Vanity Fair, I occasionally make forays into Entertainment Weekly and, in
Preaching Politics
You learn a lot from the Bible. There are, first, the moral teachings: Love your neighbor, obey the Ten Commandments
Is Osama Really After Our Cattle?
Forget smallpox. What really keeps the anti-terrorism bureaucrats up nights is foot-and-mouth virus. Last spring, the Bush administration tried to
When Sabers Rattle Too Loudly
The unexpected admission last Wednesday that North Korea has been operating a secret nuclear weapons program since the mid-1990s, in
Living It Up, Yale Style
As nagging mothers will do, my mom came up with a catchphrase my senior year in high school to tempt
How the Weak Wage War
If you have ever wondered what would happen if the European Union ran the world anti-terror campaign, take a look
Pythons and Rats
The signs of senior year are everywhere. Campus is a sea of young faces I don’t recognize, the first-years look