Politics
Toobin Discusses Health Care Ruling
Chief Justice John G. Roberts ’76 cast a strategic vote in June’s Obamacare decision, Jeffrey R. Toobin ’82 said Thursday, in an effort to shield the Supreme Court from the partisanship that rules Washington.
In Advertisement, Retired Athletes Endorse Scott Brown
Several retired Boston athletes became the latest group to endorse U.S. Senator Scott Brown in his reelection campaign for Massachusetts’ junior Senate seat in a new television advertisement released Wednesday.
Flu Epidemic, FDR, Sputnik, and More
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
SCOTUS Expert
Jeffrey Toobin '82 delivers the Robert C. Cobb, Sr. Memorial Lecture, entitled "The Obama White House vs. the Supreme Court" at Sanders Theatre on Thursday. He lectured about the role of the Supreme Court during the recent past, dazzling the crowd with his extensive knowledge and biting humor.
SCOTUS Expert
Jeffrey Toobin '82 delivers the Robert C. Cobb, Sr. Memorial Lecture, entitled "The Obama White House vs. the Supreme Court" at Sanders Theatre on Thursday. He lectured about the role of the Supreme Court during the recent past, dazzling the crowd with his extensive knowledge and biting humor.
A Debate Recap
Though both candidates spent far more than their allotted time bickering over the numbers, Flyby's debate recap will take a more qualitative approach. Herewith, some superlatives.
Five Things We'll Be Looking for in Tonight's Debate
If we’re lucky, tonight’s debate between President Barack Obama (a Harvard Law School grad) and Republican nominee Mitt Romney (who holds a joint J.D. and M.B.A. from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School) will serve up some memorable one-liners, a couple of zingers, and maybe even a few cringe-worthy faux pas. But before the candidates give their opening arguments, here are five things we wouldn’t mind seeing tonight, based on some of the most notable debate moments of years past.
Flyby Presents: A Presidential Debate Drinking Game
Arguments with empty chairs. Naked swims in the Sea of Galilee. Rick Santorum. This election season is liable to drive just about anyone to the bottle.
Register to Vote!
For most college students, logistical hassles can be a barrier to registering to vote. With deadlines for registration rapidly approaching, the Institute of Politics has partnered with TurboVote, a company developed by two Kennedy School alums that offers online voter registration, to streamline the process. With TurboVote, students can simply fill out a digital form to register to vote in any state, get an absentee ballot, or re-register in Massachusetts after registering in another state. (All students are eligible to register in Massachusetts but must do so by Oct. 17.) It's convenient enough to do from the comfort of your own dorm room.
Mark D. McKinnon
In this mini-series, Flyby will profile one of the seven fall 2012 IOP Fellows each week. This week: Mark D. McKinnon. The first thing you might notice about IOP Fellow Mark D. McKinnon is his sense of style. From his trademark cowboy hat and panuelo scarf, the man who was President George W. Bush's communications strategist stands out in a world of plain black suits.
From the Margins, Stein Seeks to Change Policy Discourse
In early August, a crowd of protesters began gathering outside the downtown Philadelphia offices of the Federal National Mortgage Association. There were about 50 protesters outside the offices by 1 p.m. lobbying peacefully for the embattled mortgage lender to drop two foreclosure cases, according to local media reports.
Brown and Warren to Debate Tonight
Since meeting head to head for the first time this fall, U.S. Senator Scott Brown and Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren will debate for a second time tonight in Lowell, Mass.
Burmese Dissident Speaks at Institute of Politics
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a famous Burmese political dissident imprisoned for nearly 15 years, visited Harvard Thursday bringing tidings of democracy in Myanmar and a reminder for students.
Mayor Menino Endorses Elizabeth Warren
Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino ended months of speculation Friday with an endorsement of Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren in her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Scott Brown. Looking out over a swollen crowd of cheering Warren supporters in Roslindale, Menino enthusiastically declared that Warren had his vote and full support.
Warren and Brown Debate
U.S. Senator Scott Brown and Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren exchanged barbs over taxes, energy, and family matters in the first televised debate of their highly contested U.S. Senate race Thursday night.