Articles By: Simon Thompson Simon Thompson
Simon Thompson, a native of Maine, is a former Interviews Editor of the HPR and a current junior residing in Pforzheimer House.

/ April 22, 2013 5:19 pm

Political Cowardice

The Manchin-Toomey amendment respected gun owners and victims of gun violence.

, , , and / April 22, 2013 5:18 pm

Gun Control: Compromise and Defeat

Five HPR writers analyze the Manchin-Toomey background check compromise and the broader gun debate in light of the Senate's recent votes.

/ May 13, 2012 10:41 pm

Where’s the Party?

The Future of the Tea Party Movement

/ April 29, 2012 1:21 am

A Valid Concern

Defending the President’s Use of the OBL Killing as a Campaign Talking Point

/ December 10, 2011 1:12 pm

Diana Henriques

Senior financial writer at The New York Times on the Madoff family and female journalists

and / December 7, 2011 10:08 pm

“Constitutional Conservative”

Is the often used phrase a political slogan or a principled doctrine?

and / November 7, 2011 2:57 am

A Congress Divided

How the moderates were pushed out

and / June 2, 2011 2:12 am

Modern Slavery

The plight of women in the Middle East

/ April 26, 2011 4:07 am

Quixotic Liberalism

Our political democracy has become a “Kabuki exercise”

/ April 10, 2011 5:59 pm

Swanee Hunt

Ambassador to Austria and lecturer at Harvard, Swanee Hunt cares about women in politics

, and / March 31, 2011 6:01 pm

Liveblogging Bill Richardson at the IOP

Liveblogging Bill Richardson's event at the Institute of Politics.

/ March 25, 2011 5:43 pm

Hakary Dzayi on Sex Trafficking

Hakary Dzayi, who is currently working with the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC), discusses sex trafficking in the Middle East.

/ February 24, 2011 4:03 pm

Live: A Democrat’s Response to Eric Cantor

A Democrat's live response to Eric Cantor's February 24 speech at Harvard's Institute of Politics.

/ February 9, 2011 5:33 pm

Politics at Harvard

Here’s a look at some of the best political events happening at Harvard this week: 2/10 9:00-10:30am, CGIS South (1730 Cambridge St.), Room S450: “Anarchy, Warlords and Ethnic Cleansing: Lessons from Lebanon, 1975-1976.” Political Violence Workship with Nils Hagerdal, a Ph.D. candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. Full info. 2:15-4:00pm, Larsen Hall (14 Appian Way): “Cecilia Maria Velez: A Program ... Read More

/ January 3, 2011 7:59 pm

Judicial Nominations as Political Playing Cards

Article II, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution reads: The President… shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint… Judges of the supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States…” (Pay particular attention to the usage of the words “Advice and Consent,” for that phrase is what this entire debate revolves ... Read More

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