Tag: John McCain

  • Nation & World

    John McCain: A maverick who matters

    Harvard analysts reflect on the life and legacy of ailing Arizona Sen. John McCain, who says in a new memoir that this will be his last term in office.

    16 minutes
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  • Nation & World

    Syria in the crosshairs

    Murhaf Jouejati, a professor and a member of the Syrian National Council, a coalition of exiled opposition groups, offered his perspective on the crisis in Syria.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Palin’s game-changing legacy

    Political journalists Mark Halperin ’87 and John Heilemann, M.P.A. ’90, returned to Harvard Thursday night to screen and discuss the new HBO Films adaptation of their best-seller “Game Change,” showing that the drama of Sarah Palin’s 2008 vice presidential nomination can still draw an enthusiastic crowd.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Doctor examines torture

    Author and Harvard doctor Atul Gawande explored the practice of solitary confinement in a lecture at Harvard Law School.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    War Stories: Inside Campaign 2008 at the Institute of Politics

    No one will ever confuse the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School with Gillette Stadium. But the forum was host Thursday evening (Dec. 11) to two of the undisputed rock stars of American political campaigns: David Axelrod and David Plouffe, chief strategist and manager, respectively, for Barack Obama’s successful campaign for…

    4 minutes