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We, the Curators

Harvard Political Review - March 1, 2009

I'm surpised that Sam hasn't blogged about this yet, but I'm happy enough to steal it from him: last Wednesday, the Supreme Court released...

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Judd Gregg's Irreconciliable Differences

Harvard Political Review - February 27, 2009

I'm sure that Judd Gregg dropped out of consideration for Commerce Secretary because he just happened to notice that he and Obama had basically...

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Nationalization on the Rise

Harvard Political Review - February 23, 2009

The topic of bank nationalization, albeit temporary or labeled as "preprivatization," is starting to pick up some steam. In a piece from Sunday Paul...

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Espionage Today

Harvard Political Review - February 19, 2009

Alex's recent blog post about UBS reminded me of a story I read in today's New York Times about an Israeli spy living in...

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An Alternate Ending to The West Wing

Harvard Political Review - February 18, 2009

It was no secret that life imitated art this past election, as, throughout the campaign season, fans of NBC's The West Wing couldn't help...

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Do Presidential Historians Have Short Memories?

Harvard Political Review - February 17, 2009

In honor or Presidents' Day, C-SPAN released the results of a survey given to 64 presidential historians, asking them to rank all the presidents...

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Realism: Begging the Question

Harvard Political Review - February 17, 2009

Harvard students had Monday off for President's Day and I made use of my free time by checking in on the final day of...

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An Englishman, an Irishman, and Barack Obama Walk Into a Bar

Harvard Political Review - December 4, 2008

What’s so funny about the 44th president? No, seriously. Since November 4th, aspiring comedians, satirists, and pundits have all faced the...

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The Myth of the Youth Vote

Harvard Political Review - November 11, 2008

On a politically active and overwhelmingly liberal college campus such as Harvard, Barack Obama’s victory looks like a triumph for the youth...

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A Blind Meritocracy

Harvard Political Review - November 11, 2008

Barack Obama’s election to the presidency should not come as a shock. His political operation was more disciplined, more organized, and more...