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The Adolescent Years

Harvard Political Review - November 10, 2008

After Barack Obama’s victory on Tuesday Paul Krugman wrote that the election wasn’t “just a victory for tolerance; it wasn’t just a...

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Election Day!

Harvard Political Review - November 5, 2008

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Get the Joke: Palin Satire and Popular Appeal

Harvard Political Review - October 7, 2008

Lately, I’ve become more accustomed to seeing Saturday Night Live’s Tina Fey as Governor Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin as herself. And apparently I’m...

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Making Sense of "Country First"

Harvard Political Review - September 7, 2008

John McCain's speech at the Republican National Convention did a handful of things poorly and a lot of things well. While the speech didn't...

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The Keynote Speaker, Back on the Campaign Trail

Harvard Political Review - September 7, 2008

Fresh off of his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, former Virginia governor Mark Warner is spending the rest of his summer...

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Whenever One Door Closes

Harvard Political Review - August 28, 2008

On April 29, 1972, the Barristers Union at Yale Law School held its annual Prize Trial, in which four top lawyers, two to a...

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Without Illusions

Harvard Political Review - August 19, 2008

“I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them,” Caroline Kennedy wrote in January...

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Right-Wing Zingers

Harvard Political Review - August 13, 2008

Republicans lately seem to be trying harder to be funny than ever before. And in many cases, they're actually succeeding—albeit in a a...

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The Vice-Presidential Candidate

Harvard Political Review - April 9, 2008

Just one week after endorsing the candidacy of Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and himself a former candidate for president, visited...

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Caucuses in Maine, Democracy in America

Harvard Political Review - February 12, 2008

This past weekend I traveled back to Maine to participate in the Democratic caucuses. Maine doesn’t offer much in the way of delegates....