Politics
Republicans for Gay Rights
Christian Berle, campaign manager to Richard R. Tisei of Massachusetts, speaks about Tisei's sexuality and how it effects his candidacy in the Republican party. Tisei is running for the US House of Representatives in the 2012 election.
Supporters Travel Out of State To Aid Obama
Brian J. Mendel ’15 knocked on the front door, and, after waiting a few moments, jammed a Vote Obama flyer into the door’s handle, other pamphlets already crammed there.
Harvard Democrats Face Choice: Massachusetts or New Hampshire
A razor thin lead for President Barack Obama in New Hampshire and a Massachusetts Senate race that is too close to call have Harvard College politicos racing to Nov. 6, forced to decide where to invest their diminishing time and resources.
Christie Travels To MA to Back Brown
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie became the latest out-of-state politician to lend a hand in the hard-fought Massachusetts U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, when he endorsed U.S. Senator Scott Brown at a rally in Watertown.
Trouncing Torture and Terrorism
Ben Emmerson QC, UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, describes the obstacles he currently faces to his mandate from the United Nations, which is to assess human rights conditions through investigation and reporting. He spoke about counter-terrorism strategies, the accountability of US government officials in the cases of targeted killing, torture, rendition, and secret detention, as well as the stances taken on these issues by the candidates in the upcoming US Presidential Election.
The Latino Voter
Nina Perales, Director of Litigation for MALDEF, examines the current status of voting rights through her own casework on Thursday at the Harvard Law School. Her discussion included many facets of voting rights, including redistricting, identification requirements, and the protection of minority voting rights.
FM Writes the EU’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Thanks again, Nobel committee. Oh, and if you could be a doll and wire the prize money directly to Spain, that’d be great.
Flyby's Third (and Final!) Presidential Debate Recap
Last night, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sat down for a third and final presidential debate before election day. Although the close proximity of the candidates and moderator Bob Schieffer didn't quite produce the verbal fireworks we saw between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan when they were seated in the same format two weeks ago, we did hear quite a lot from both sides of the table (literally). Fortunately, Flyby stayed alert and on BS-patrol. For one last time, we're back to help you sort through some of the evening's more memorable moments.
Panelists Compare Cuban Missile Crisis to Present-Day Conflict With Iran
Harvard professors drew on lessons from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, comparing that controversy with the current Iranian nuclear armament program in a panel discussion at the Institute of Politics Friday.
Focus on Foreign Policy As Election Nears
Voters cite global affairs, defense, Iran, and terrorism, as crucial factors that will influence their decision on election day, according to a nonpartisan poll conducted by Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs released on Friday.
Obamania—On the Way Out?
In this series, Flyby asks Harvard students to weigh in on topics worth polling. The Harvard Institute of Politics recently surveyed young voters and found that supporters of President Barack H. Obama are less enthusiastic about the president this election than they were four years ago. Only 55 percent of Obama supporters polled by the IOP said they "definitely" planned to vote next month. Are these statistics true on the Harvard campus? Flyby walked around the Yard and asked Harvard students if their enthusiasm for Obama has waned.
Nina J. Easton
"Presidential coverage used to be very serious endeavor," said self-described pundit Nina Easton from behind her desk at the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics. "There still are pockets of that attitude, especially among old school vets, but the culture is to get [the news] out there fast."
Brown and Warren Face Off With Campaign Ads
Whether or not you watch a lot of TV, you've most likely seen the ads for the Scott Brown-Elizabeth Warren Senate race that appear before practically every YouTube video. If you tune out whenever one of these ads pops up, here's Flyby's recap of the best lines from these ads, presented in debate format for your reading pleasure.
Former CEO of Freddie Mac Seeks Balanced Discourse
While most people think of only financial disaster when hearing the names Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Harvard students heard ...
Chilean Activists Speak at Harvard
Two leaders of the Chilean Students Movement proposed economic, political, and social reforms to rectify pervasive inequity in the Chilean education system in a talk at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Thursday afternoon.
In the Presidential Race, Lobbying for Immigration
As the presidential race enters the final, crucial weeks before Election Day, both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have sparred over immigration reform—an issue that Harvard has spent thousands on championing in Washington.
It Starts With a Drag: The Friendship of Frances A. Lebowitz and Frank Rich '71
You could call it a match made in heaven, if either of them believed in such a place. At her ...
Every Four Years, Students Head Down the Road to the White House
Because Harvard doesn't already present enough ways for students to get politically involved, every four years the school offers Gov 1359: Road to the White House.
Alexander Keyssar, Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy, reflects on the historical context of the current presidential campaign. Keyssar was one of five panel members who spoke in the History department's round-table presentation "Law, History, and the 2012 Election" yesterday.
Ken Mack (right), professor at Harvard Law School, discusses the current presidential campaign's focus on government's involvement in the economy. He and Elizabeth Hinton (left), a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Michigan Society of Fellows, were two of five panel members to speak in the History department's round-table presentation, "Law, History, and the 2012 Election."
Young People Disillusioned by Political Climate, IOP Survey Shows
President Barack Obama’s lead among young people age 18 to 29 has increased slightly since March to 19 percentage points with less than three weeks until election day, according to a new survey by Harvard’s Institute of Politics released Wednesday morning.
A Recap of the Second Debate
Last night's second presidential debate was decidedly more exciting than the first, and although political pundits will slice and dice the evening on a minute-by-minute level, here's Flyby's recap of last night's showdown.