Op Eds
(Don’t) Play it Again, Sam
The thing about instant replay, though, is that it is not inherently fair. The better team does not necessarily win every game, nor does the lesser team necessarily benefit from instant replay
#SaveOlympicWrestling
A central purpose of the original Olympics was to celebrate athleticism just for the sake of athleticism, and there is something downright pure about that.
Saving Harvard’s Middle Class
A mutually supportive community, in which Harvard takes care of its staff and the staff takes care of Harvard, is critical.
James Russell Lowell by Daniel Chester French
It is my hope that those who toppled this bronze bust will come forward to amend this act and offer compensation to have the bust restored to its place.
Does Freedom of Association Permit the Boyscouts of America to Restrict Membership?
The fewer policies that the Boy Scouts of America has regulating membership, the better the organization will fulfill its goal of spurring personal growth in teenage boys.
In Sight, Out of Mind
Scientists have not yet decoded the medical and psychiatric workings of schizophrenia, but there are a few obvious reforms Harvard could implement that would allow students like me to have the support and treatment we need to succeed and survive.
Summers Wrong on Tar Sands
People are finally realizing that society cannot continue to extract new forms of fossil fuels if they care at all about future generations on this planet.
Digitizing Tiananmen
The Tiananmen archives of the Harvard-Yenching Library contain thousands of photographs, manuscripts, and newspaper articles detailing the violent military crackdown of June 4, 1989, on student demonstrators in Beijing.
Toward a Peace in Mali
If there is to be any peace in the region, France must maintain a peacekeeping force in Mali.
We Are Atheists, and So Can You!
As long as atheists abdicate from defining ourselves, we will be defined by those who see absence from the religious community as absence from our political and social communities. No belief system has a monopoly on reason, dialogue, and concern for the public good.
Letters to the Editor: Teach For America
As the leaders and founders of exciting entrepreneurial organizations for education reform, TFA alumni are having a tremendous impact across the country.
Should The United States Use Drones for Military Operations?
Like any new invention, our understanding of how to best use drones is still evolving, and a critical public eye is key to ensure the proper development of drone doctrines.
Money Talks: It's time to take responsibility for what we own
How we make our money matters, and it shapes the kind of world in which we, ourselves, our children, and future generations will live. Money talks, and it’s time our institutions of higher education lead the way in using it to say what we mean.
The New Echo Chamber
The revolution in personal data analytics further exacerbates this problem by intentionally guiding us towards opinions that reinforce rather than challenge our biases.
Assessing a Legal Framework for Drone Strikes
The U.S. needs to develop an effective balance between efficient systems of eliminating targets and respect for the constitutional rights of terrorists, whatever they may be.
Outsource HUDS
Waking up for that difficult Monday class after a long weekend, students feel the failures of Harvard University Dining Services ...