Gun Politics
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gun Control Colloquium
Caleb Wolanek, Debate Chair of the Harvard Federalist Society, moderates a debate on gun control on Thursday evening.
'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.
