By Alexander Remington, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 On Friday, October 21, the Kennedy School Student Government hosted its first MPP1 Town Hall Meeting. The beginning of a planned series of student town halls, it was not particularly well attended. “I didn’t realize how crazy this week was going to be,” said one MPP1 class representative, […]

By Adrian Arroyo, Opinions Writer, MPP ‘13 Matthew Yglesias is a Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Harvard University. Matt has previously worked as an Associate Editor at The Atlantic, a Staff Writer at The American Prospect, and an Associate Editor at Talking Points Memo. […]

By Matt Bieber, Features Writer, MPP ’11 / MDiv ‘13 Ed Rendell served as mayor of Philadelphia, (1992-99) chairman of the Democratic National Committee, (1999-2001) and governor of Pennsylvania (2003-2011).   This interview took place on October 11 at the Institute of Politics.   MATT:             How does our political discourse today compare to when you […]

By Alexi White, Opinions Editor, MPP ‘13   It is often said that the HKS student body is not sufficiently diverse. But in the last few years, the Office of Admissions has been stepping up efforts to recruit a group of students that aren’t often considered in discussions of diversity: conservatives. Though the administration says […]

By Alexander Remington, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 At any given time when you walk through the Taubman Rotunda, you’re liable to find two students playing… well, I grew up calling it “ping pong.” Maybe I shouldn’t have. “Table tennis is the serious name,” says Malcolm Sparrow, a Kennedy professor on sabbatical who is also a […]

By John DiGiovanni, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 The first thing you’ll notice is this voice. Immediately delicate and surprisingly grave, Lisa Hannigan’s haunting tone rises from a charming hush in conversation, defined as much by its fragility as its Dublin-bred texture, to find its fated depths in the corners of her songs. It is a […]

By Alex Remingon, Culture Writer, MPP ‘13 On Sunday, November 20, HKS students came to defend the honor of their class at the annual HKS flag football tournament. It was surprisingly beautiful, all the players wearing shorts as the sunny weather hit 66 degrees, defying all late-November Massachusetts logic. The MPP1s won the day, beating […]

By Rosalia Gutierrez-Huete Miller, Culture Writer, MC/MPA’12   I Went To The Orchard I went to the orchard And what did I see? A big red apple, On an apple tree. The wind came “whoosh” And blew all around, And then the red apple, Fell to the ground. I picked up the apple, And took […]

Dear Editors, While I do not disagree with the policy suggestions in your column in the Citizen of Nov 1, you make several false statements about my “case.” 1. I disclosed in 2007 that Monitor had paid for my trip to Libya. The Mother Jones article you cite was false reporting and the editor of […]

By Adrian Arroyo, Opinion Writer, MPP ‘13 The stated reasons for the Harvard Ec 10 walkout are a bit of a moving target: allegations of bias, a complaint that seems rooted in the fact that Mankiw teaches micro before macro, and an assertion of privilege (#humblebrag) that precedes an avowed concern for the injustices perpetuated […]

By James Walsh, MPP ‘13 Since the beginning of the Financial Crisis of 2008, the subject of economics has been undergoing an intellectual revolution, with many of the world’s leading economists turning much of the conventional wisdom of the previous thirty years on its head in search of an answer as to what went wrong. […]

By Jasdeep Randhawa, Contributor, MPP ‘13 I feel betrayed by every decision of the Supreme Court of India. The highest court of the land in its recent decision in Jakia Nasim Ahesan & Anr. Versus State Of Gujarat & Ors. directed the Special Investigation Team to submit its findings against Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, […]