The Return of the ‘Fairness Doctrine’

Bureaucrats are incapable of enriching public discourse

By Peyton R. Miller

The idea that the government can penalize or terminate a broadcaster for airing opinions it considers unfair might seem repugnant to American ideals. Read more

Reflections on CPAC

Conservatives gather in Washington to rebuild their movement

By Michael W. McLean

Weakened by two major electoral defeats in 2006 and 2008, the conservative movement and the Republican Party are in their weakest state in the last thirty years. Read more

The Science is Settled

Global warming skeptic Fred Singer comes to Harvard

By Andrew L. Schlafly

In times past, the theory of global warming might have made for interesting discussion. Read more

What’s the Matter with Kids?

Environmentalists suggest population control to achieve their goals

By Christopher W. Jensen

I consider myself an environmentalist. Read more

The Great Debate

Resolved: History will remember U.S. hegemony kindly

By Gregory A. DiBella

Considering our New Zealand friends’ proposed topic of debate, it seems implausible that I predict the future on behalf of my publication. Read more

For I Am Not Ashamed

Conservatives should be proud of their ideological heritage

By Jamin A. Dowdy

Recently, I have noticed that some conservatives at Harvard are not just disconcerted but desperate over our electoral loss and our continued derision as a party of pseudo-intellectuals, closed-minded ideologues, and unsympathetic bigots. Read more

Political Science

In the pursuit of utopia, Obama pretends to divorce science from politics

By Kevin M. Neylan

Last week, a deluge of ink was spilled in praise of President Obama’s decision to lift the restrictions on embryonic stem cell research imposed by former President Bush. Read more

Common Sense Conservatism

By The Editors

It is with great excitement and even greater pride that The Salient greets the news of The New York Times’s newest editorial columnist. Read more

The Pre-Professional Arts

By Patrick T. Brennan

Last week, National Public Radio’s Defense Correspondent and current Nieman Journalism Fellow, Guy Raz, gave a talk sponsored by the Classics department on the practical usefulness of history—specifically classical history—in a variety of careers. Read more

What Are You Giving Up for Lent?

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