Tea’d Off
Andrew Breitbart's May 2010 defense of the Tea Party in an exclusive interview with the HPR.
On the Newsstand:Muslims
Chomsky on 9/11
Was there an alternative to that disastrous September day? A review of Chomsky's recent book.
Sandra Korn on Swamy’s Freedom of Speech
440 Harvard students have signed a petition calling for the firing of Harvard Summer School instructor Subramanian Swamy after his recent article for an Indian newspaper that advocated forcing all Muslims to admit to having HIndu ancestors in order to vote. Harvard Political Review writer Sandra Korn, one of signers of the petition, explains her position on the issue. Although ... Read More
Leanna B. Ehlrich on a Petition Against Harvard Summer School Instructor
In one of the more interesting stories to develop this summer, a Harvard Summer School Instructor, Subhramanian Swamy, is the subject of a new petition that claims his recent op/ed in an Indian newspaper is inflammatory and anti-Muslim. Many are even calling for Harvard to sever ties with the instructor. Read the full article at The Crimson.
Tarina Quraishi on Rep. Peter King as the New McCarthy
Representative Peter King’s new Congressional hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims have inspired numerous comparisons to McCarthyism. King’s spotlight on Muslims may unintentionally cause a new surge of support for the community, writes Tarin Quaraishi in The Crimson. While a majority of Americans currently support King’s actions, “[a]s the hearings proceed and presumably continue to generate civil liberty concerns ... Read More
Good and Bad Arguments for “Discrimination” against Muslims
HPR staff writer Eli Martin has a piece in today’s Crimson criticizing European “Islamophobia.” I don’t want to baldly disagree with Eli that “outright discrimination toward Muslims in Europe is becoming a reality.” But I do want to complicate things a bit. Eli implies that burqa bans and the like could only be products of Geert Wilders-esque prejudice, neglecting a ... Read More
The “Everybody Draw Muhammad” Contest
In response to the South Park / Muhammad controversy, several bloggers with a libertarian bent have been pushing the idea of a “Draw Muhammad!” contest to retaliate against the New York-based Islamic extremist group Revolution Muslim. The idea originated with noted sex columnist Dan Savage, who has advertised it as a way to retaliate against Revolution Muslim’s “veiled threats” and “water down ... Read More
From the Editor
In this issue, the HPR has stepped outside its comfort zone by choosing a Covers topic on a region which often gets short shrift in political circles around Harvard and the Institute of Politics. Africa might not seem as current as health care reform, and it might not seem as sexy as drug politics or financial reform, our two most ... Read More
The Great Paradox: Questioning American Support for Israel
Vice-President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel to jump-start peace talks seemed like good news, until he was met with an announcement from Israel’s Interior Ministry that it had authorized the construction of another 1,600 homes in occupied East Jerusalem. In my opinion, this highlights an incredible paradox of American foreign policy: how America’s unquestioning support for the state of ... Read More
Anti-Atheist Prejudice: Response to the Salient’s Response
I’m glad to see my Crimson column of October 18 is still getting some attention! I had written that discrimination against atheists, both in the legal arena and in the popular mind, is a serious problem — not the biggest problem in the world, but a problem worth noting and criticizing. In his critique of that column, the Harvard Salient’s ... Read More
