Op Eds
Dangerous Drinking on Campus
It is puzzling to hear the calls from some quarters for a more relaxed policy on alcohol use and underage drinking.
The Right Start
We like to think that when children reach the American public school system, they are on equal footing. However, the ...
Gov 2.0: A New Way to Serve
Mark Zuckerberg’s legacy looms large here at Harvard University. Student enrollment in Computer Science 50 spiked by 56 percent last ...
Gandhi in Egypt
Gandhi’s South African campaigns experimented with tactics of civil disobedience that he would later use in India.
A Force Much Bigger Than Me
Organizations all have identities. Right or wrong, we have associations with institutions that we see, and those associations grow stronger ...
Stand Up for AmeriCorps
Fifty years ago, the newly-elected President John F. Kennedy ‘40 addressed the country on a frigid January morning. In an ...
Safe Bathrooms For All
There are few things more basic than using the bathroom. We may gloss over it or laugh at it in ...
Second Amendment Remedies
If the Second Amendment exists to allow Americans to shoot tyrants, and if each of us can decide on our own when our government is tyrannical, and who is therefore a legitimate target of attack, then political assassinations are exercises of important political freedoms rather than violent, tragic attacks on our public servants.
A Necessary Defense
An economy free of regulation and government intervention would be an unmitigated disaster where the wealthy would trample over the poor and middle class.
Israel and the Palestine Papers: An Exercise in Etymology
The Israeli discourse following events in Egypt can be characterized as varying from pessimistic concern to hysteric paranoia. Speculations about ...
Abjuring the Realm
There is something touchingly idiotic, and sublimely old-fashioned, about the spectacle of these reporters who still feel the need to enter the fray.
Anything But I-Banking
One of Harvard’s gates has stood proudly since 1889 as a daily reminder to Harvard students of their duty to ...
What If Health Care Reform is Unconstitutional?
The new GOP leadership of the House of Representatives accomplished its most anticipated objective in the second week of the ...
Don’t Call Me Amateur
The changes that arts criticism is enduring will ultimately allow more people to engage more deeply with culture—but not without growing pains.
A No-Strings-Attached Raise?
Imagine a job where, four years after you began your career, you are essentially guaranteed a 50 percent raise, generous ...
In Defense of Political Philosophy
Harvard undergraduates, by and large, are interested in the study of politics. This is, in part, because many want to ...
An Exercise in Empathy
I still believe that a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies more in a “solutions-based” rather than a “rights-based” approach. But part of resolving this strife is making sure that both sides understand the rhetoric and mindset of the other.
What's Life Like After Harvard?
Someone moved the stakes higher. At college, if you awoke with the kind of headache usually reserved for Greek gods who were using their crania to give birth to other Greek gods, you did not really have to get up and go anywhere. In life, you do.
A Missed Opportunity
Many female service members deployed overseas stop drinking water after 7 p.m. to reduce the risk of being raped if ...
Continued Discrimination in ROTC
The recent repeal of the U.S. military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) policy has paved the way for several universities, ...
Let's Talk Tea Party
The Tea Party is perhaps the most interesting political movement to hit American politics in recent memory. Arising from a ...
On the African Road
I never thought I would welcome the sight of potholes on a road. A trip in an overcrowded matatu (three-row ...
From Your Garden to Your Plate
Most urban residents don’t think of Boston, with its high rise buildings, multi-tiered parking garages, manicured campuses, and concrete condos ...
Down With The Q
Ever since Harvard placed the Q Guide between eager students and their grades, evaluation participation has skyrocketed. With many classes ...
An Appeal for Foreign Aid to Haiti
Haiti has, since the January 2010 earthquake, been promised substantial foreign aid, namely in the form of money from donor ...