Jeffrey Kalmus, Author at Harvard Political Review

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Weighing in: China in the Lead

Jeffrey Kalmus - June 28, 2010

Earlier this week, Will Rafey argued convincingly that "China, moving rapidly into the void left by U.S. inaction, is poised to leap beyond...

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Swine Flu Still Exists

Jeffrey Kalmus - June 19, 2010

Thought we were through? Not quite, says an article in the New York Times. At least the round-the-clock oil spill coverage hasn't made everyone...

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"Public Employees who Make a Lot of Money" Journalism

Jeffrey Kalmus - June 3, 2010

I'm sure this genre has been around as long as some public employees have made large salaries, but I've noticed a couple of recent...

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Memorial Day Reading

Jeffrey Kalmus - May 31, 2010

This afternoon, I came across George Orwell's "Revenge is Sour" in a collection of his essays. Originally published in the Tribune in November 1945,...

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The Quants Revisited

Jeffrey Kalmus - May 29, 2010

I reviewed Scott Patterson's book The Quants for our summer issue, and I'd like to expand upon my conclusion. I wrote: The professors are the...

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Revenge of the Wall St. Nerds

Jeffrey Kalmus - May 25, 2010

An exposé of the math guys who broke the economy

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Young Liberal American Jewish Zionism

Jeffrey Kalmus - May 21, 2010

In his recent essay "The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment," Peter Beinart laments the disconnect young liberal American Jews feel from Israel and the...

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Hypocritical Mediocrity

Jeffrey Kalmus - May 9, 2010

Why did Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad get a student visa and U.S. citizenship? Marty Peretz argued yesterday that he shouldn't have because he...

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Divining the Progress of the Climate Bill

Jeffrey Kalmus - May 3, 2010

Since the recent explosion of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, the politics of the climate bill have become more complicated, according...

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Picking Charities

Jeffrey Kalmus - April 16, 2010

It's Relay for Life time again, so I've been thinking a bit about how charities raise money and which charities I'd like to support...