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Jan Zilinsky
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One Country, One Party
Where has the political opposition gone? Ever since its early division between Federalists and anti-Federalists, the United States has prided
Planet Harvard
If people lived on the moon, I suspect they would find objects from the Earth more valuable than those in
Change We Are Not Asked For
Not too long ago, one of the safest icebreakers used to be a complaint about the apathy of the American
Hostility to Health
A Slovak politician, skeptical of the facts and figures trotted out by his opponents, used to say, “You can’t fill
The Fall of Kaavya and Kundera
Almost 60 years ago, a Czech author may have reported a Western spy to the local authorities. The man, whose
Lessons from the Financial Crisis
In times when almost everyone believes that “the world is flat” it would be more than contrarian not to worry
Truth on a Diet
When my best friend told me she was going to spend the end of August in Maine, I felt suddenly
Simple is Beautiful
Earlier this month, as many Harvard students asked for extensions on midterm assignments, countless Americans dealt with a deadline of
An Open Letter to Ann Coulter
Dear Ms. Coulter, it was nice to have had a chance to see you last Friday in Washington. I wondered,
Is Harvard good for society?
Do American colleges supply chef-cooked meals, platinum pens, and designer teaching? Following recent stories in the media, an uninformed person
Take out your shopping gear
What's on your list this shopping season? Check out these six new courses for the intellectually adventurous. English 125, “Shakespeare
Abortion Rights Advocate Speaks at HLS
Fifteen years ago, the abortion rights lobby thought there was little work to do in protecting reproductive rights. But after
Eighth Harvard Student Wins Rhodes
When the Rhodes committee in Zimbabwe awarded Benjamin L. Robinson ’06-’07 a Rhodes Scholarship last month, he became the eighth
Feldstein Says U.S. Dollar Needs to Depreciate
Martin S. Feldstein ’61, Baker professor of economics and one-time top White House economic adviser, criticized America’s “strong dollar” policy
