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We Need Wall Street
Investment banks, brokerage firms, and asset management companies play a key role in supporting the positive growth of industry and job creation.
An Inappropriately Political Vigil
Almost from the very beginning of the candlelight vigil I could tell it was not going to be what I expected.
Mourning Has No Borders
By urging all Americans to take emotional ownership over the event, we cast a US-centric and nationalist stance on 9/11 and allows us to emotionally detach from wars taking place abroad.
Fish are Friends, Too
Many students might not feel comfortable sharing a room with a four-foot python, but most would not mind a few friendly fish.
Bring the Valley to Harvard
The Harvard community would benefit if we encouraged risk-taking, created support structures that offer resources for experimentation and provided a safety net when those experiments fail.
Exploding the H-Bomb
As members of one of the most elite and selective groups in the world, Harvard students are on the receiving end of a hearty portion of both envy and disdain.
Arrested Jobs
As despicable as it can be, the media should not be ignored. Theirs is a subtle genius, what with their ability to look beyond the smoke and noise pouring out of Libya to focus on Chaz Bono’s appearance on Dancing with People Who are Related to the Stars.
No Unreasonable Search and Seizure
The prevention of attacks often requires maintaining surveillance on large numbers of individuals and then maintaining dossiers on them—a highly troubling condition.
Partners in Struggle
At Harvard, we often talk about being trapped in a bubble. The return of ROTC to campus burst that bubble with regards to indifference towards transgender equality, and we can no longer claim blissful ignorance.
Liberty or Madness
The tenth anniversary of the events of September 11th, 2001 left me, like all Americans, deeply unsettled.
Winning the Clean Energy Race
Important policies can and should be put in place to tackle America’s energy, climate, and competitiveness problems.
Cleaning Harvard to Cleanse the Soul
Manual labor performed through Dorm Crew can help foster a sense of community and appreciation for the school.
9/11 in Israel
When the Boeing 767 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 in the morning, 6,000 ...
Editor’s Note: 9/11 Editorial Content
"Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.”
Why Should I Care?
Nick George, a 22-year-old senior at Pomona College, learned first-hand how post-9/11 security measures can affect anyone.
Among the Ashes
I lived through 9/11 and its aftermath in law enforcement, as New Jersey’s Attorney General, and have spent much of ...
Veritas Et Honor?
Last week, The Crimson reported that this year’s freshmen were asked to sign a pledge upholding certain moral values Harvard ...
Hungering for Morals
Anna Hazare, a so-called Gandhian activist, recently ended his 12-day fast for an anti-corruption bill in India that is, at best, an ineffective piece of legislation. At worst, it’s a damning law that will curse the government into even more crippling corruption.
Renewable Energy
My interest in alternative energy technologies was sparked by an eye-opening trip to India with my family nearly seven years ...
In Defense of Dukakis
Though the mantle of anti-intellectual populism has been passed from party to party over the years, right now it rests squarely in the hands of the GOP.
Harvard, Help us Work
Small things have made Harvard feel just as much of a home to me as my native Costa Rica. But when it comes to getting a job, international students at Harvard have a rough time—one that could be alleviated by proper action on behalf of the university.
Fed Action Now
The only morality judgment that should be made of currency policy is whether policymakers are doing everything in their power to end the tragedy of mass unemployment and get Americans back to work.
Renewing the Discussion
Why are we worried about the slippage of our country? Because we believe in our ideals. This is neither blind patriotism nor arrogance. The principles our nation was founded upon, embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, make the world a better, safer, and more prosperous place.