Nation & World
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Time for mandatory retirement ages for lawmakers, judges, presidents?
Americans seem to mostly say yes; legal, medical scholars point to complexities of setting limits
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Rebutting ‘myths of inequality’
Former veteran legislator, economist Phil Gramm argues unequal distribution of wealth inevitable; policy to engineer level playing field is mistake
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U.S. needs to keep its friends closer, Pence says
First-term Trump VP: ‘If America isn’t leading the free world, the free world is not being led.’
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‘Vibes or hunches’ don’t help win elections
Political analytics conference convenes experts on voter trends, election forecasting, behavioral research
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U.S. just didn’t get China, Bolton says
Asian nation now main economic, military threat to Western democracies, according to former national security adviser
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Artificial intelligence may not be artificial
Researcher traces evolution of computation power of human brains, parallels to AI, argues key to increasing complexity is cooperation
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Australian wildfires will claim victims even after they’re out
Long-term exposure to the smoke-filled air hanging over much of the country could lead to many premature deaths in Australia.
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Nonviolence in mass uprisings
Harvard researchers develop interactive map that provides detail about mass uprisings around the world.
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How America went astray
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn return to Kristof’s rural Oregon hometown to find the roots of white working-class anger
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High court press
Harvard men’s basketball team got a behind-the-scenes look at the Supreme Court.
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What makes for a moral foreign policy?
In his book, “Do Morals Matter?,” Joseph S. Nye Jr. rates every U.S. president from FDR to Trump on the ethics of their foreign policy decisions.
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Flight from reason
In his new book, “How America Lost Its Mind: The Assault on Reason That’s Crippling Our Democracy,” Thomas Patterson looks at the rejection of logic and reason in American political life and how it threatens Democracy.
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Run, Jenny, run!
A Harvard physics professor spends a sabbatical trying to break the world record for fastest trans-America run.
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Creating an environment that fosters innovation
Following a visit to Harvard Law School, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Kelvin K. Droegemeier shared the goals of the Joint Committee on the Research Environment and the progress being made.
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Two-parent homes aren’t the key for all
A postdoctoral scholar and incoming assistant professor, Christina Cross talks about rethinking the ideal family, the limits of demographic research, and policy alternatives for alleviating poverty in America.
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Should Medicare for All be Democrats’ top priority?
Health care experts discussed whether revolutionary change to a single-payer national health insurance plan or more incremental change from tweaking the ACA is preferable should Democrats pick up power in November.
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On the brink of war
U.S. Ambassador Wendy Sherman discusses the dangers posed by Iran’s announcement that it will not abide by limits set forth in the 2015 nuclear deal, an accord she negotiated on behalf of the U.S.
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Unlearning racial bias
Miao Qian, a postdoctoral research fellow with the Inequality in America Initiative, studies the development of implicit racial biases in children to understand better how and when unconscious prejudices and stereotypes form in the brain.
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From a royal palace to ivy halls: A dissident’s view of the Arab Spring
Morocco’s Prince Moulay Hicham el Alaoui relinquished his title to press for democratic principles. In an Epicenter article, he assessed the Arab Spring.
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The legacy of the 2010s
Harvard experts recalling some of the biggest moments of the 2010s.
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What weighed on us in 2019? ‘Climate emergency’
Harvard faculty reflect on 2019’s word of the year: “climate emergency.”
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The rise of Vladimir Putin
Analysts look back at the unexpected rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin, now 20 years in power.
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Impeachment: What this means, where this leads
To gain a better understanding of the issues in play following the House impeachment of President Donald Trump, the Gazette asked Harvard faculty and affiliates in history, law, politics, government, psychology, and media to offer their thoughts.
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The hunt for a lost book of Moses
At a recent talk, Chanan Tigay offered listeners an enticing peek at his narrative, describing how he landed on the story of the mysterious manuscript.
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Food for thought
Chef José Andrés discusses how food is connected to many other realms, from public health, to climate, to history, and even to moral philosophy.
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A plea for mercy
Martha Minow discusses her book, “When Should Law Forgive?,” in which she argues for more forgiveness in the law.
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Twitter and the birth of the 1619 Project
Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times and Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. discuss the newspaper’s landmark 1619 Project, which commemorates the 400th anniversary of slavery and reconsiders the historical record.
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Can this union be saved?
In a country more fractured than ever, Harvard Professor Danielle Allen, The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, and writer Adam Serwer discuss what it will take to bring our democracy back together.
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Breaking the barrier
Rebecca Scofield is writing a more complete history of the American West that includes the rich tradition of gay rodeos
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Science of success
Harvard University doctoral candidate Kayla Davis is combating a STEM crisis in Oklahoma through an online educational resource.
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Cryptocurrency and national insecurity
In a simulation, North Korea has just tested a missile that will soon be capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the continental U.S. The move took Washington by surprise as the project was likely funded via a new Chinese digital currency.
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Home improvements
Harvard College student Jason Lam spent the summer after high school promoting affordable housing in his home state of New Jersey, and ended up finding a career path.
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Need for a ‘remodeling’ of democracy, capitalism
With populism’s rise and the U.S. retreat, Poland’s former President Lech Walesa comes out of semi-retirement to urge the U.S. to retake its leadership post and to pass the torch to the next generation of activists.
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Young voters found more pragmatic than progressive
Harvard Institute of Politics national youth poll finds important divides emerging between general election and Democratic primary voters on ending private insurance, electoral college reform, and gun control.
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Taking your kid’s sport too seriously
Richard Weissbourd, a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, discusses the problem of angry parents in sports and possible solutions.
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Spatial awareness
Harvard University professor Daniel D’Oca is helping St. Louis residents become the city’s best asset for fighting inequality.