Politics


Crimson Articles Fuel a Political Controversy

In her stump speech, Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren likes to tell voters how she rose from the "ragged edge of the middle class" to become a "fancy-pants" law professor. Not included in the speech? Any mention of Warren's Native American ancestry.


Harvard Pakistan Conference

Robin Raphel, coordinator for non-military assistance to Pakistan with the rank of ambassador, speaks to an audience in Austin Hall on Thursday morning. Amb. Raphel was a keynote speaker at the Pakistan Conference at Harvard.


Harvard Pakistan Conference

Munir Akram, former Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to an audience in Austin Hall on Thursday morning. Amb. Akram was a keynote speaker at the Pakistan Conference at Harvard.


The Catholic Church in Cuba

Moderator Jorge Domínguez (left) opens the floor to questions for Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (center) and Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley (right) at the IOP Forum on Wednesday. The cardinals' prepared speeches included comments on statements made by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Cuba in March.


Scott Brown Eats 'The Scott Brown'

U.S. Senator Scott Brown stopped by Mr. Bartley's Gourmet Burgers to finally get a taste of the burger that bears his name Monday afternoon.


Alum Makes Bid for Ariz. Congress Seat

Andrei H. Cherny ’97 has had many titles: youngest presidential speechwriter in history, bestselling novelist, Arizona assistant attorney general, Arizona State Democratic Party chair, business consultant, and research fellow, to name a few. And now he wants to add another: Congressman.


University-Wide Conference Discusses Possibility of Peace for Israel

In a reversal of the typical pattern of many a campus conversation on the Middle East, the Israel Conference at Harvard on Thursday and Friday aimed to discuss ways that Israel can help the rest of the world rather than ways that the world can help solve problems in Israel, organizers of the student-led symposium said.


Warren and Brown Play Ball, Figuratively

The Major League Baseball season may just be getting underway, but the Bay State's other great showdown, the U.S. Senate race, has been progressing for weeks. As the Boston Red Sox were preparing to celebrate the 100th birthday of Fenway Park on Friday it seemed the candidates wanted to play ball too—on MSNBC's Morning Joe, that is.


Jon Huntsman Criticizes Leadership Gap

Former Utah Governor and Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. lamented a void of leadership in his political party and the government as a whole at a talk at the Harvard Kennedy School on Thursday.


Bo Guagua Attempts to Avoid Public Eye

Bo Guagua, a student at the Harvard Kennedy School entangled in an international controversy left his Cambridge apartment with uniformed officials last week, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.


CIA official discusses Global Affairs

Former Top CIA Official and State Director of Policy Planning, David F. Gordon, addresses attendees of Steven Schrage's weekly study group at the IOP. Gordon led a discussion on the main global threats that could affect the upcoming presidential election and how their outcome will affect the world.


Pivot to the Pacific: U.S.-China Relations

Rep. J. Randy Forbes, R-Va., leads the panel discussion, "Pivot to the Pacific: U.S.-China Relations", Friday evening in Science Center Hall C. The Congressman was joined by a veritable who's who of scholars on the subject, including Prof. Peter Dutton, Dr. Andrew Erickson, Dr. James Holmes, Prof. William Martel, and Dr. Toshi Yoshihara. The event was co-sponsored by the Harvard Extension International Relations Club and The Diplomat.


Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Discusses Security

General Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called the current state of global security one defined by a paradox in an address at the Institute of Politics Thursday night.


Kennedy Collects $1.3M in First Quarter

Massachusetts Congressional candidate Joseph P. Kennedy III raised $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2012, his campaign announced Friday.


Kissinger Reminisces at Harvard

Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger ’50 returned to his alma mater Wednesday to tell stories of negotiating with China’s Mao Tse-tung and of secretly harboring a cocker spaniel, Smoky, in his Claverly dorm room.


Courtesy of Peter Beinart


Santorum Suspends Presidential Campaign

Former Senator Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he would suspend his campaign for the presidency.


Brazilian President Speaks at IOP

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visited Harvard Tuesday to take part in the signing ceremony of a five-year fellowship agreement between her government and Harvard University.


Warren Raised $6.9 Million in First Quarter of 2012

For the third consecutive quarter, Warren outpaced Brown, who raised a more modest $3.4 million.


Congressional Candidate Bielat Raises $200,000

Massachusetts Congressional candidate Sean Bielat raised roughly $175,000 in the first quarter of 2012, according to a campaign spokesperson. The numbers, while still an estimate, push the Fourth District Republican contender over the $200,000 mark with the election still seven months away.


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