Op Eds
Subverting Censorship
The internet age has created an unprecedented situation in which government censorship is actually catalyzing creativity.
Despicable Attacks
Especially when public discourse seems to demand a new sense of civility after years of hostile rhetoric, such attacks cannot continue into this election cycle.
Diversitas? Take a Closer Look
It can hardly be said that Harvard is socioeconomically homogeneous but it would still be a stretch to call it socioeconomically diverse.
Understanding the BDS Movement
If you support the BDS movement, you are supporting an organization that is actively working to undermine the Jewish state.
United Queer Nations?
The UN’s new focus on LGBT rights should be used to offer support to local activists and governments, not to perpetuate economic and social inequalities.
Old School Liberalism
It’s rather unfair that liberals have had to take on the baggage of the far left.
Obama Said No...
Clean energy development and investments in energy efficiency would create hundreds of thousands of jobs and save us billions of dollars.
No Layoffs for Harvard Libraries
An announcement about library layoffs is sparking a new wave of worker-led protests on the Harvard campus.
Theory of Occupation
Members of Occupy Harvard and people at other Occupies have had philosophical discussions that center on what some consider a fundamental question of Occupy: Is it a protest or a community?
The Path Beyond Durban
Each country has unique economic challenges, values, traditions, and norms, and each is affected by climate change in a different way. One treaty cannot encompass the diverse qualities and needs of every country.
Dealing With Drugs
Persistently, high crime eats away at the region’s societies; Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala have some of the highest murder rates in the world, and the numbers only get worse with each passing year.
When Fair Is Foul
Occupy Harvard sees “injustice in Harvard’s adoption of corporate efficiency measures such as job outsourcing.” And yet, simultaneously, we have this statement, from Occupy Wall Street: “Ending wealth inequality is our one demand.” An incongruity because it begs the question—whose wealth inequality?
'It’s a Girl' is Fatal
Unfortunately for women around the world, the progressive movement remains willing to tolerate gendercide as the collateral damage of their promotion of abortion.
Teaching, Tenure, and Trade-offs
This emphasis on teaching and research as a “zero-sum game” is misplaced and greatly detracts from a forthright discussion of tenure practices on campus. Strong teaching and innovative research are not mutually exclusive goals, traded off and balanced against one another.
A Liberal Critique
To be sure, I agree with many of their demands—a living wage for employees, socially responsible and transparent investments, and increased diversity among the faculty to name a few—and I know and like many of the undergraduate Occupiers personally.
