Flyby Politics
Flyby Imagines: What Faust Might Write About the HUDS Barilla Boycott
Earlier this week, we learned that Harvard University Dining Services will stop serving Barilla pasta in Harvard dining halls after Barilla’s chairman Guido Barilla told an Italian radio station that his company would never feature a gay family in its advertising.
American Budget and Debt: Flyby's Takeaways
The Harvard Political Review released the Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Report of the U.S.A. last week, offering an analysis of the federal budget and challenges facing American spending policy. Coincidentally, the report was published just hours before Congressional leaders announced that they had hammered out a deal to end the federal government shutdown, which began on October 1. Flyby took a look at the numbers and decided that the best way to make sense of them was to put them in terms of three things we care about and think you probably do too—Ted Cruz, the Affordable Care Act, and the government shutdown.
U.S. Capitol Building
Congress failed to pass the federal budget bill for the 2014 fiscal year by Oct. 1, resulting in the closure of nonessential federal organizations and the furlough of federal workers across the nation. Negotiations are presently at a stalemate.
How You Know the Government Is In Trouble
Sign No. 58 that the government is a mess: The Harvard Library has felt the need to make a guide to doing research during the shutdown.
Seven Questions about the Government Shutdown You Were Embarrassed to Ask, Answered
You may have heard of the “government shutdown”—but do you really know what it means or how it affects you? And why it has replaced all the Breaking Bad posts of Facebook? Others have already tackled many of the issues related to the shutdown, but Flyby is here to answer the questions that you were too embarrassed to ask.
Petition Urges Harvard to Rescind Ted Cruz's Law Degree
After Ted Cruz, the Republican Senator from Texas, completed his more than 21-hour speech slamming the Obama administration's healthcare policies, an online petition was started urging Harvard to rescind the Senator's degree. Cruz, who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1995, recently made headlines when news broke that he preferred to study only with graduates from Harvard, Princeton and Yale while he worked towards his J.D.
Last-Minute UC Entries?
Harvard has once again reached that heralded moment in democracy: the time when students vote for their Undergraduate Council representatives. Although the freshmen candidates have been enthusiastically campaigning, most students have been underwhelmed by their options so far. Neither the professionally printed posters nor even the creative use of a disco ball by one candidate have bolstered student confidence in the abilities of their classmates. Thankfully, the international community has heeded the call for help, and several new candidates have thrown their hats into the ring at the last minute. This fall, several world leaders have set their sights on Harvard, and they want more than a gig at the IOP. The unique experience and perspective that these candidates bring will surely bolster the strength and capabilities of the UC. In no particular order, we present the newest crop of candidates and, if they were running, what they might say to promote their candidacies to Harvard students.
2017 UC Campaign Videos: A Flyby Guide
As we find ourselves in the midst of voting for Undergraduate Council representatives, hopeful and naïve freshmen are spreading their campaign spirit around the Yard. They make the age-old promises of longer Annenberg hours, free printing, and more vending machines. While the platforms remain the same, this year marks the first time that many of the candidates are reaching for video cameras—albeit poor quality ones—to campaign. Given the overwhelming number of unfamiliar faces and overly perky door-to-door campaigners, we at Flyby are going out of our way to help you with the incredibly important task of choosing the perfect representative. You're welcome.
7 Types of UC Candidates
Harvard freshmen, it’s that time again: UC elections are in full swing. You, the voter, have an important decision to make. Who will represent you on the UC, to make sure that your oh-so-significant problems get heard? You have to choose. Here are a few candidates you might encounter on the campaign trail.
5 Questions You’ve Got About Larry Summers, Answered
You've probably heard by now that Former University President Larry Summers has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Chairmanship of the Federal Reserve. But you may be wondering why so many people at Harvard care, or perhaps you're just curious about what the Fed Chair does, anyway. You shouldn't have to ask those questions out loud, so Flyby's asked them for you here; and better yet, we've provided answers.
Dr. Summers Returns to Washington?
Speculation that the resume of University professor Lawrence H. Summers might lengthen swirled this week after the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that he was interested in heading the Federal Reserve.
That Pesky Language Requirement was Just as Pesky in 1955
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Gun Control: Dissecting the Debate
In this series, Flyby Staff Writer Olivia M. Munk identifies, dissects, and discusses ideas, articles, and opinions found in popular media and popular culture. She's here to inform you and to make you think—about what's out there, what it means to us, and what it might mean for you.
Republicans Debate Tonight for Special Election
With three weeks to go until the primaries, the three Republicans vying for the underdog spot in the upcoming special election for Secretary of State John Kerry's former Senate seat will debate at WBZ-TV studios in Boston starting at 7 p.m. tonight.
In 1946, W.H. Auden Was Frightened by Harvard Students
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Scott Brown To Join Boston Law Firm
Scott Brown, perhaps Massachusetts' favorite Republican, is moving back into the private sector. The former U.S. Senator will transition from making laws to reading them when he joins Nixon Peabody, a respected Boston law firm, both parties announced Monday afternoon.
In 1971, Harvard Students Seized a Building for International Women's Day
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
New Accusations of Communism at Harvard
The phrase "Kremlin on the Charles" may not be as outdated as you think. According to Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas, Harvard Law School was more Red than Crimson as recently as 1995, when he graduated. A spokeswoman for Cruz said that the Senator still stands behind comments he made in at a political rally on July 4, 2010, in which he accused the Harvard Law School faculty of having a stark communist bent. (These comments were recently brought to the fore by New Yorker writer Jane Mayer in the wake of what she called Senator Cruz's "prosecutorial style" of questioning Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense.)
Remedying 'Social Evil' and 'Guilty' Liberal Journalists
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Look for the Dems' Endorsement Tonight
The Harvard Dems will weigh in tonight on both the politics of the Commonwealth and a politically charged issue on Harvard's campus.
Professor Palin?
Does seeing another country from a distance constitute foreign policy experience? Is refudiate a word? Is North Korea one of America's allies? Most Harvard students (and for $55,000 a year we'd hope all of our professors) would have no problem answering no to all these questions. All except our newest member of faculty, according to one blog.