Gun Politics
Across Universities, Students Walk Out in Wake of Parkland Shooting
Students at Stanford, Brown, and Cornell, among other schools, walked out in solidarity with the victims of last month’s Parkland shooting.
Parkland Students to Speak at Harvard
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. will come to the IOP to discuss gun reform and student activism in late March.
HMS Study Finds 20 Percent Gun Violence Drop During NRA Conventions
A professor at Harvard Medical School found a 20 percent decrease in gun injuries during the National Rifle Association’s annual conventions.
Longwood Students Protest Gun Violence
Harvard affiliates at the Longwood medical campus took a group photo to protest gun violence in the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
Business School Study Finds Handgun Waiting Periods Reduce Gun Violence
Laws instituting a waiting period between the purchase and delivery of a gun reduce gun-related homicides by 17 percent, a Business School study says.
A Predictable Shock
It is a failing of this nation that more Americans have died from gun violence in the U.S. since 1968 than in battle since this country was founded.
Grille for Vegas
The Eliot Grille on Wednesday night. Eliot Grille donated their proceeds from Monday night to support the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting.
Gun Control Colloquium
Caleb Wolanek, Debate Chair of the Harvard Federalist Society, moderates a debate on gun control on Thursday evening.
Law Groups Debate Gun Control
The Federalist Society argued for the preeminence of the Second Amendment in granting citizens the right to bear arms, while the American Constitution Society contended that guns’ detriments outweigh their benefits.
'The Harder They Come' Comes Easily at a Hard Topic
A writer who can make ugly topics and imagery beautiful—a dead man is not a corpse but “an exhausted dance partner”—and violence eerily pleasurable, Boyle once again proves his literary merit in the remarkable tale “The Harder They Come."
Giffords To Front Law School Class Day
Former Congress member Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly will be Harvard Law School's 2015 Class Day speakers.
Senate Approves Med School Prof. Murthy as Surgeon General
Though President Barack Obama nominated Murthy for the position in Nov. 2013, conservative members of Congress objected to his history of political activism.
Race and 'Respectability'
The organizers of Harvard's Ferguson solidarity event speak about respectability politics, the narrative of success, and why being a Harvard student shouldn’t matter.
Amid Opposition, White House 'Recalibrating' Approach for Harvard-Affiliated Surgeon General Nominee
The White House is “recalibrating” its efforts to appoint Vivek H. Murthy ’98, a Harvard Medical School instructor, as Surgeon General in response to strong opposition by the NRA and Congressional conservatives.
In Your Own Backyard
Five minutes later, I hung up, the queasy feeling in my stomach moving upward through my chest. I couldn’t process the conversation.
HSPH Professor: Gun Owners More Likely To Die by Suicide
The study, entitled “Firearms and Suicide in the United States: Is Risk Independent of Underlying Suicidal Behavior?”, examined data on suicide rates and gun owenership from across the United States.
Gun Control: Dissecting the Debate
In this series, Flyby Staff Writer Olivia M. Munk identifies, dissects, and discusses ideas, articles, and opinions found in popular media and popular culture. She's here to inform you and to make you think—about what's out there, what it means to us, and what it might mean for you.
Panelists Discuss Gun Violence Solutions
Education and child policy experts said finding a solution to increasing gun violence will require more than just legislative changes during a panel at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Wednesday.
AIDS Activists Protest at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's Public Address
House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric I. Cantor called for improvements to the American education system in an address at the Institute of Politics Monday evening.
NRA President Sticks to His Guns
In the midst of a national debate regarding gun-control policies, National Rifle Association President David A. Keene called on the government to better enforce existing laws regarding firearms before making legislative changes during an event in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics on Wednesday night.
A Right to Bear Arms
National Rifle Association President David Keene, right, answers a question posed by IOP Fellow and CNN coorespondent John King at the JFK Jr. Forum on NRA's recent stance on guns in schools.
Students Convene for Obama’s Fifth SOTU
Students crowded into the Harvard Kennedy School’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Tuesday night to watch President Obama deliver his first State of the Union Address since his re-election in November.
State of Inebriation: A Drinking Game
Stressed over the state of our union or depressed about the terrible weather? Continue putting off your countless pages of reading and psets and get your BAC to the level of the national debt. Here are Flyby's rules to ensure that your Tuesday night gets as sloppy and inappropriate as Biden's smile.
Professor Focuses on Gun Violence Prevention
As politicians continue to debate the scope of gun control in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, one Harvard faculty member is suggesting that more funds be dedicated to researching the effects of gun violence on public health.