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The Harvard Salient

Shoe on the Other Foot

The UAW is now responsible for profitability

By Matthew P. Cavedon

Labor Day marked the climax of the unprecedented rise to power in Detroit of the United Auto Workers. [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Universal Change

Newt Gingrich inspires reform on a broad scale

By Yiren Lu

When former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addressed the IOP on October 8, his audience was suspended in uncertainty. [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

A Preventable Crisis

Ron Paul blames the Federal Reserve for financial meltdown

By Christopher L. Oppermann

What do unending wars, inflation, relentless expansion of government, depreciation of the dollar, astronomical deficits, the current financial meltdown, bank runs, massive corporate bailouts, and booms and busts of the business cycle have in common? [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Carrots and Sticks

Obama is right on Iran

By Dhruv K. Singhal

It would seem obvious that, if you are unpopular, endorsing a cause or person you support would be counterproductive. [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Jurisdiction Stripping

Pro-lifers can succeed by redefining judicial authority

By Christopher L. Oppermann

The debate over the legality of abortion is, without a doubt, one of the most contentious and divisive controversies of contemporary America. [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment


Communism on the High Rise

Progressives commemorate Chinese brutality

By Michael P. H. Stanley

Usually illuminated in white light, the Empire State Building is no stranger to a splash of color now and then to celebrate holidays and special occasions. [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Et In Arcadia Ego

The Harvard Shooting Club has been reestablished

By Michael W. McLean

Founded in 1883, the Harvard Shooting Club (HSC) is one of Harvard’s oldest student organizations. [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Under the Bus

Judicial desegregation is ineffective

By Roger G. Waite

In high school in Chicago, I sometimes reported on meetings of the Local School Council (LSC) for our school newspa­pers. [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Garden State Needs Pruning

New Jersey must restore good government

By Caitlin E. Carey

November 3 holds the potential for the start of a new era in New Jersey politics. [Read more...]

November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Battle for Boston

Flaherty is the best choice for mayor

By Maximilian W. Mason

Harvard students may not live in Boston, but they have a vested interested in the outcome of the Boston mayoral election. [Read more...]

October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment



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