David Brooks Gets Young Idealists Wrong
Aspiring world-changers shouldn't shy away from politics, but there is pragmatism to NGOs' apolitical stances.
Articles By: Tyler Cusick 
Tyler Cusick is a Staff Writer for the World section of the Harvard Political Review. He is originally from Westfield, NJ. Tyler is a sophomore Social Studies concentrator at the College. He is also a member of the Harvard Track and Cross Country teams. Tyler's online column focuses on international humanitarianism. His other interests include foreign culture, professional tennis, and music.
KONY 2012: Beyond the Critiques
KONY 2012 is flawed, but it can still teach us about advocacy in the internet age.
A Reality Check for Western Liberalism
Contrary to popular optimism, the world has continued its six-year slide away from freedom
The Need for Somalian Intervention, Revisited
The need for intervention in Somalia to halt the advances of al-Shabaab has become only clearer during the devastating famine destroying the Horn of Africa.
The ICC to the Rescue!
There needs to be an international court in which crimes that defy the scope of ordinary law can be tried
Australia Takes Aim at Tobacco Behemoth
In a move that would further expand Australia’s progressive crackdown on tobacco marketing, the Australian legislature is looking to impose even harsher restrictions on the packaging of tobacco products sold in the land down under. Accompanying the recent $2 rise in cigarette costs, the new restrictions would alter the standardization of tobacco product packaging. In requiring tobacco companies not only ... Read More
South Sudanese Succession and its Scary Prospects
Southern Sudan's vote of independence sounds great. But in the current climate in North Africa, it could have dire repercussions
The Internet Age and Revolt
Social media are contributing to the decline of authoritarianism worldwide
Updating Guinea and Why it Matters
Earlier this month I wrote a blog documenting three elections in Africa, and I wrote it with the idea that I would continue to update the struggles for democracy in Tanzania, Guinea, and Cote d’Ivoire. While it’s cool to actually follow through on my idea and follow the political climates in these three nations, recent developments in Guinea quickly reminded ... Read More
The Hope of a Nation
“At the root of human responsibility is the concept of perfection, the urge to achieve it, the intelligence to find a path towards it, and the will to follow that path if not to the end at least the distance needed to rise above individual limitations and environmental impediments. It is man’s vision of a world fit for rational, civilized ... Read More
A Few Glimmers of Hope out of Africa
The last month has seen a surge in “democratic” elections around the world. Headliners like the recent election of Dilma Rousseff in emerging Brazil, the massive midterm elections of the US, and the corrupt and violent polls in Myanmar have taken center stage, but voting in Tanzania, Cote d’Iviore, and Guinea has also taken place. Coverage of the later three ... Read More
Are there any ladies in the house tonight? Or Washington for that matter.
“‘Yes, a woman can!’ she said from a hotel stage in Brasília. ‘Equal opportunity for men and women is an essential principal of democracy,’ she said, pledging to make her achievement a ‘natural event’ in Brazil.” - The Wall Street Journal quoting Dilma Rousseff In her first speech as President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff congratulates her nation for electing ... Read More
