Sam Barr, Author at Harvard Political Review

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Live-Tweeting Mark Halperin and John Heilemann

Sam Barr - March 2, 2010

Starting at 6pm or roughly thereabouts, I'll be live-tweeting the IOP Forum with "Game Change" authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. Hopefully they've got some...

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Why I’m Leaving the Country (A Loving Spoof of Evan Bayh)

Sam Barr - February 25, 2010

In Saturday's New York Times, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) penned a long article entitled “Why I'm Leaving the Senate,” citing “institutional inertia” and frustration...

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HuffPost College Launches

Sam Barr - February 22, 2010

HuffPost College, a new offshoot of the budding online media empire, launched today. Like the regular HuffPost, it is a strange but fascinating blend...

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Harvard’s Supposed Crisis of Faith

Sam Barr - February 22, 2010

Newsweek's Lisa Miller spills a lot of ink and raises a lot of dust in her article on "Harvard's Crisis of Faith." But her...

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Paterson's Problems

Sam Barr - February 19, 2010

The NYT's expose on Governor David Paterson is riveting and ultimately damning. This is the kind of journalism we need more of. Maybe individual...

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Harvard and the Tea Party

Sam Barr - February 18, 2010

I really don't understand the impulse among many Harvard students (if the Crimson is any guide) to pat the Tea Partiers on the head...

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Ross Douthat's Phony Moderateness

Sam Barr - February 15, 2010

Ross Douthat says "Let's Make a Deal" on health care reform. Analyzing some choice quotes will illustrate his faux-centrism and tendency towards false equivalence. "The...

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Anti-Atheist Prejudice: Response to the Salient's Response

Sam Barr - February 11, 2010

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...

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Lesson's From Today's "Morning Joe"

Sam Barr - February 11, 2010

You can learn a lot by watching TV, it turns out! Here's what I learned by watching this morning's "Morning Joe." First, it's okay to...

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Perry: The New Loving?

Sam Barr - February 10, 2010

In today's Crimson, Avishai Don argues that, if California's voter-approved gay marriage ban is upheld in the courts, it will "legitimize the concerns of...