Op Eds
Let's Talk About You And Me
Our hope is that individual students will know where all available resources are located and that their worries, insecurities, and questions about sex and sexuality will be answered to suit their needs and concerns without judgment.
The Harvard Works Progress Administration
Harvard can and should be able to lay off employees when it has a legitimate reason to do so. Harvard is a private institution, and the number of employees it chooses to have is a matter of neither public policy nor popular consensus.
The Inevitability of Equality
Although achieving victories in the quest for same-sex marriage equality at the state level has been a key part of reversing discriminatory policies, it is not enough.
What Secular Tyranny?
Far from waging a war on religion, the Obama administration has courted America’s religious majority and demonstrated little support for secular Americans.
Take a Break. Think.
At a time when the University is restructuring the library, we will work to change what a library is understood to be. We seek to alter long-lived structures and arrangements, thus disturbing what may seem like short-term stability in service of much longer-term purposes.
AHIP Hooray!
Critics may call AHIP two-faced, but we believe that its goals are clear: promoting the profitability of the health insurance industry.
An Anti-Family Candidate
Santorum is right that families are “the fabric of our society.” But if we truly want stable relationships and healthy children, banning same-sex marriage and tripling the child tax credit are exactly the wrong way to go about it.
The Persistence of Racial Politics
I do not think that Mitt Romney is racist, nor do I think he doubts the President’s place of birth. Yet Romney apparently wants the presidency badly enough to sing any tune, play to any fear, and stand on stage with any would-be demagogue for a few votes.
The Rhetoric of Equality
Those seeking to redefine marriage to include same-sex unions often make their case by calling for “equality” in our marriage ...
Abortion Is Not Like Rape
What violates women is reiterating to survivors that abortion is risky to women’s mental health and can lead to even worse post-trauma problems—a claim that has been thoroughly debunked many times.
An Open Letter to President Faust
President Faust, we are faced with a unique moment in history, in which global economic stagnation and lack of political will are allowing this very crucial challenge to go completely unattended. We urge you to fill this vacuum by seriously revamping our sustainability vision so that it more explicitly leverages the public good that Harvard provides best—innovation and ideas.
Sound the Horn
The UN reserves the label of “famine” for only the most severe emergencies—at least two deaths per 10,000 people per day, at least 30 percent of children with acute malnutrition, and at least 20 percent of the population unable to reach its food need. When the UN declared famine last July, the region, including Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti, had faced nearly two successive years of almost no rainfall and over 12 million individuals needed food aid.
Thatcher, Republicans, and Conviction Politics
The polarizing and decisive Thatcher has regained a place in both the popular and political consciousness, most notably in the Republican primary race, where candidates have held up Thatcher as an ideal leader.
Open Invitation to the Next GSC Meeting
We believe the GSC should be as politically active as its voting members desire.
