BY REILLY KIERNAN Why Uber and Lyft joining the fray was just good business, and why activists should consider lessons about businesses’ competitive environment and customer pressures. In an highly polarized political moment, where Super Bowl ads feature thinly-veiled references to policy, and corporate leaders of all kinds are attempting to find appropriate responses to […]

Water is the cornerstone of human life – but what happens to countries when they start running out of “blue gold”?

Trump prides himself on his deal-making abilities, but securing “the ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians presents major challenges.

This article is being published in collaboration with the Harvard Law & Policy Review (HLPR). BY MASEEH MORADI* The recent immigration executive order promises in its title to protect “the nation from foreign terrorist entry.” It does so by barring the entry of, among hundreds of millions of others, all of my aunts, uncles, and […]

On January 1, 2017, an Iranian official called for the sterilization of sex workers and homeless drug addicts in Iran’s capital city, Tehran. The official, Siavash Shahrivar, the head of the Social and Cultural Affairs Department in Tehran Governorate, introduced this recommendation as a policy that would prevent social harm. Emphasizing that this should not […]

The Middle East is an arid region to begin with, but climate change is set to exacerbate the region’s water scarcity.

Simplified portfolio construction process. A “manager” mixes stocks and bonds into a fund, and an “advisor” combines funds together to create a portfolio. Each step results in fees charged to the investor. By Sasha Ramani, MPP 2018 In early February, President Trump announced that he would instruct the Department of Labor (DOL) to review its […]

Photo Credit: The Economist By Ali Wyne, MPP 2017 Donald Trump’s presidency challenges the Truman-esque orthodoxy that has underpinned U.S. participation in world affairs for nearly three quarters of a century: namely, that alliances, free-trade agreements, participation in international institutions, and a positive-sum conception of diplomacy advance U.S. national interests.  While members of America’s foreign […]

BY CHARLIE SHANDIL Throughout his tenure as the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has changed the sheer fabric of government business, and has been deemed the ‘Startup President’ for using the tech sector as an asset, and the ‘Climate President’ for driving global outcomes to combat climate change – all […]

By Wei Luo, MPP 2017 On Tuesday February 7, the Kennedy School Student Government (KSSG) held its first meeting of the spring semester. This time, KSSG members focused their discussion on a key question facing the HKS community—how to create a school environment that respects the diversity of political opinions. KSSG President Arohi Sharma initiated […]

By David Duesing, MPP 2018 To discuss an issue made pertinent by President Trump’s recent executive order barring immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, the Institute of Politics hosted a conversation on presidential secrecy on Monday, February 6 at the JFK Jr. Forum. Moderated by the Kennedy School’s academic dean, Archon Fung, the discussion welcomed Mary […]

By Anonymous Many top business schools, including the one across the river, practice grade non-disclosure, meaning that employers do not take students’ grades into consideration when recruiting. Although implementation varies between schools, the schools’ career centers generally remind employers not to inquire about grades, and the student governments effectively “unionize” students into not sharing them. […]