My Progressive Faith
I learned that the value of giving lay in the happiness it provided for someone else.
Articles By: Daniel Backman 
Daniel Backman '15 is the Associate United States Editor of the Harvard Political Review. Originally from Glenview, Illinois, he covers political economy and U.S. politics. He reads the news obsessively, listens to classical music, and sleeps deeply.
HPRgument: Religion and Personal Politics
HPR writers comment on the role religion has in their personal politics.
David Axelrod: Senior Strategist, President Obama’s 2012 Campaign
Daniel Backman, Associate US Editor, sits down with David Axelrod to review the 2012 presidential race and the former Senior Advisor to the President's plans for the future.
Racism, Misogyny, and That Tyga Petition
No, not all hip-hop is offensive or problematic given its cultural and historical context. But Tyga's is.
Wayne LaPierre, Gun Salesman
The NRA executive's recent call for women's armed self-defense boils down to nothing more than a sales pitch for the gun industry.
NYT Roundtable on Campus Rape Cases
The New York Times has a new “Room for Debate” up that asks whether schools should adjudicate rape cases, or whether they should be left up to courts of law. This comes on the heels of a recent extensive piece in The Crimson on Harvard’s sexual assault policy. Given the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, the Gov 1310 scandal that has brought ... Read More
Is It Time to Get Over Bowles-Simpson?
Bowles-Simpson does not transcend today's political issues but is rather one potential solution among many.
Why I Refuse Not to Vote for Barack Obama
Conor Friedersdorf's pledge not to vote for Obama is a faulty moral calculation.
Summer Dispatch
Seventeen HPR writers discuss their experiences this summer interning, traveling, politicking, going home, and more.
Interning at Obama for America
This summer, enveloped in a campaign cycle largely defined by cynicism and triviality, I re-learned to love politics.
To Recover, Emphasize Innovation
We should look to the new, not the old, for the path to a better economic future.
Delusions of Sovereignty
The choice Europe faces is not between a less integrated and a more integrated Eurozone, but between an effectively integrated Eurozone or none at all.
