Op Eds
Why Can’t We Be Friends?
There is little room in the blogosphere for another comparison of Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party movement, but echoes resound in the empty space where neutral constructive criticism might be found.
Say Yes to (AIDS) Drugs: Prioritizing Lives Over Profit
We must be willing and able to provide innovative mechanisms like the Medicines Patent Pool that persuade corporate actors to become actual do-gooders in society, however slowly
Nein, Nein, Nein
Pizza baron Herman Cain has somehow wedged his way into the top tier of the Republican primary field in the ...
Whose Revolution?
I may not have marched in Egypt or protested in Syria, but my voice and the voices of my peers are still important. Simply through dialogue in Cambridge, we can take part in the global debate started by the Arab revolutions; one to which we have important sentiments to contribute.
Opting for More Options
This semester, Ec 10 and CS 50 enrolled more students than any other course, reflecting the mass appeal and relevance of these subjects.
Bring Back the Jobs
The lack of genuine transparency, and the inability to have a meaningful dialogue about the crisis, convinced us to reject calls for all layoffs and cuts as both unnecessary and needlessly cruel.
Inclusive Diversity
A sorority celebrates its members, its diversity, and the empowerment of the women who call themselves sisters.
What We Learn about When We Learn about China
Engagement with China—the activity that was supposed to place us at the presumed center of this happy dynamism—is instead entangling us in our country’s current anxieties.
I’m a Senior
But right now, Harvard institutions—and we seniors—should be less concerned with graduating than with the time we have left. College is a unique experience; we ought not be so ready to leave that we waste it
Letters From District 7
We're doing this ourselves, for ourselves, for each other. If we don't have all the answers yet, that's because the questions are enormous.
All Eyes on Brazil
Undoubtedly 2014 will be a great time to show the rest of the world the beauty and rich culture Brazil has to offer, but it should be a time as well to help—not a time to hide the Brazilians living so close yet worlds away to where the events will be taking place.
An Issue of Safety
Over the long weekend, I visited a friend at a university in New York. When entering this friend’s dorm for the first time, I was immediately stopped by a security guard who took my driver’s license, recorded my name, informed me that I had to be out of the building by 10pm, and kept the license until I left later that night.
Magic from a Man: Steve Jobs
Since his death, some have decided to deify Jobs for his long list of innovations and influences. This is not the reason, however, that he should be remembered.
Taxation and Its Metaphors
Taxation is not another charitable cause for people to support as their consciences dictate. It’s an obligation that every citizen has to support the government.
