Op Eds
The Unspoken Epidemic
What the fight against Hepatitis C needs is both attention and money, and a lot of it.
Sustainable Spending
Support for entitlement programs does not necessarily entail ignorance of fiscal responsibility.
Cutting Medicare Is Not Brave
President Obama took a big step forward by representing these programs as the cornerstone of our society instead of numbers on a budget line.
The Limit of Tolerance
I attended the marriage of two teachers at my former school over the break. Hymns were sung, readings were taken ...
Want a Fever with Your Flu?
Flu season marks not only a rise in temperatures but also a drop in rational thinking.
A Country Between Names
This winter, for the first time I traveled to a country without knowing quite what to call it. Since 1989, ...
Adios, Not Goodbye
Harvard students tend to get so obsessed with the Harvard world that they begin to have no interest in exploring the outside one. For such an international and diverse school, it seems wrong that so few of us stray outside our comfort zones.
Rethinking Divestment
We expect our leaders to make informed decisions. There is no reason we shouldn’t hold ourselves to that same high standard.
Stress in a "Type A" Environment
Because Harvard students are competitive by nature, they must in turn develop healthy means of coping with the inevitable stressors they encounter here on campus.
The Human Connection
There is no excuse for not acknowledging those who have been significant in our lives and for not thanking those who have helped us along the way.
Next Steps in Mexico
Harvard’s decision to add former Mexican president Felipe Calderón to the Kennedy School will bring needed attention to a critically important country that has been totally missing from America’s national debate.
Lost Sense of Authorship
Considering the rich cinematic history of the Oscars and the sheer talent of the coveted filmmakers that have walked the red carpet, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must understand that a Best Picture nominee should correspond to a similar recognition of the director.
We Need to Talk About Adam
Let’s politicize until there is nothing left to politicize, until our efforts have culminated in the passage of laws that prevent unspeakable things like the senseless slaughter of children from occurring in the first place.
There Are No Supreme Saviors
In canonizing the Gipper and Dr. New Deal, zealots have a penchant for misconstruing their patron saints’ views.
Boycott Le Meridien Cambridge!
The Student Labor Action Movement stands in solidarity with the workers at the Le Meridien fighting HEI’s unethical labor practices in unfair layoffs, mistreatment of workers, and union busting.
An Exceptional American Problem
The exceptionalist opinion that America should never admit failure, never show weakness, and never give an inch breaks down negotiation processes and worsens our national image.
Naked Truth and Primal Scream
For me, taking the plunge into the naked night was a big step. Nudity is not one of my strong suits.
The Decline of McCain
In the past few years, Senator John McCain has taken fewer maverick-worthy positions, while flip-flopping on critical issues.
Always on the Side of the Egg
Israel and Palestine are nervous lovers who have not yet come to grips with the weakness and humanity of the other.
D.C., The Colony
I wanted a voice, and voters in Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital and center of the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the country, have no voting representation in Congress. This needs to change.
The Right to Offend
Harvard's efforts to seek out the perpetrators of the controversial flyers ignored the very real problems raised by the flyers and comes uncomfortably close to censorship of free speech, the most essential element of education.
Cracks in Legality
If Ferguson is indeed executed, it will lead to crippling effects on the credibility of the American justice system and open up doors for further unjust persecutions.
Toward a Social Choice
We still have far to go to achieve our end goal of creating a social choice fund within Harvard’s endowment.
Payback with a Purpose
The recent Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations General Assembly encapsulates everything wrong with Netanyahu’s government, a coalition of religious nationalists and out-and-out racists led by his right-wing Likud Party.
The Courage to Act
There has been a lack of discussion on campus surrounding our consumption habits and, if nothing else, this divestment campaign brings some much-needed attention to the fact that we, as educated Americans, consume more than anyone else in the world.