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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...

A New Front in the Abortion Debate?

Sam Barr - November 20, 2008

I wrote in the most recent issue of the HPR that the Supreme Court would be unlikely to dramatically alter its abortion...

Shorten the Transition Period

Sam Barr - November 16, 2008

Ah, the transition period. Yes, these might just be the longest eleven weeks in our nation's history, as our economy teeters on...

On Bipartisanship

Alex Copulsky - November 15, 2008

Briefly: It's a load of bull. Less briefly: "Bipartisanship" is a feel-good election-y term that should not, and cannot, be the way President...

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...

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...

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...

Happy Democracy Day!

Alex Copulsky - November 6, 2008

It's November 4, 2008. I'm currently sitting in a history seminar on the Yalta Conference of 1945, discussing how the Allied leaders...

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...