Tag: Barney Frank

  • Nation & World

    Clinton, Nixon, and lessons in preparing for impeachment

    Veterans of past impeachment battles offer insiders’ looks into the politics, procedure, and strategy of investigators and lawmakers.

    15 minutes
    House Judiciary Committee
  • Nation & World

    The puzzles for pollsters

    Harvard hosted the first-ever conference featuring thought leaders at the intersection of politics and data analytics to assess the 2016 election and challenges facing this emerging field.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Rep. Barney Frank ’61 Class Day 2012 Speech

    Harvard alum and Massachusetts senator Rep. Barney Frank ’61 delivers his class day speech to seniors in Tercentenary Theatre on May 23, 2012.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    A Class Day doubleheader

    At Class Day, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank ’61, J.D. ’77, and comedian Andy Samberg offered words of wisdom and wit to Harvard’s graduating Class of 2012.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Class Day speakers cover comedy, politics

    The Class of 2012 will hear from one of popular culture’s rising stars and get a window into the way Washington works when “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) cast member Andy Samberg and Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank speak on Senior Class Day, May 23, in Tercentenary Theatre.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Frank look at marijuana laws

    Prohibitions on marijuana use do more harm than good, and it’s time the federal government stepped away from the issue altogether, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told a crowd at Harvard Law School Oct. 18.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans

    Harvard Extension School instructor Philip Gambone traveled for two years, interviewing 40 members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities about their lives. These interviews include insights from David Sedaris, Mark Doty, and Barney Frank.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Bunk or boon?

    Harvard experts weigh in on a massive finance reform bill that draws praise, skepticism — and ire.

    6 minutes