Writer
Richard T. Halvorson
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Valuing the Person
What is the political and economic value of a person? It seems a strange question to pose—how could we place
Predatory Politics
What was the greatest cause of mass death in the 20th century? It wasn’t natural disasters, disease, famine or war.
Courting Korea
If handled with a rare mix of tact and humility, the nuclear crisis spurred by Pyongyang could redeem American diplomatic
Confessions of a Skeptic
Does our culture, like many others, have an unpardonable heresy? Every culture constructs an idol unto itself, punishing heresy by
Bucking Cowboy Diplomacy
In the eyes of much of the world, Sheriff Bush has become an outlaw cowboy. With a posse of American
The Rights of the Poor
In developing nations, millions of poor migrants live illegally on untitled land, operating unregistered businesses that elude taxation. These squatters
The Odd Couple
This month the United Nations declared all African food shortages in decline—except in Zimbabwe, where a growing majority of the
Disarm Iraq's Caustic Ideology
While France, Germany and Russia call for heightened inspections as an alternative to war—aligning themselves against the United States and
A Revolutionary Faith
Between two boarded-up storefronts deep in the poor barrios of central Barcelona, I turned to enter a rotted out doorway
PSLM Brings Journalist To Speak on Poverty
As a part of the continuing controversy over workers’ wages at Harvard, the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) hosted journalist
IOP Offers New Research Grants
Today marks the first of two application deadlines for a new program available through the Institute of Politics (IOP) that
Protest Targets Course Diversity
Two dozen students, some with their mouths covered by duct tape, protested yesterday what they call a lack of ethnic
Redeeming Virtues In Schools
From Chicago high schools to rural Texas middle schools, an energized cry for school prayer now echoes from pulpits, political
Free Association in School and Society
In a recent pre-election controversy, the Harvard College Democrats (HCD) confronted a tough issue: the freedom of association. On one
