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Up Front | The Harvard Salient - Part 2

The Education President

September 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Republicans can work with Obama on a critical issue

By Dhruv K. Singhal

From Sarah Palin’s peculiar resignation to the extramarital indiscretions of John Ensign and Mark Sanford, the summer of 2009 was a tawdry spectacle indeed. Read more

Separated by Unity

September 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Proliferation of ethnic groups harms cause of diversity

By Luis A. Martinez, Jr.

This year’s activities fair on the Quad allowed the Harvard student body to discover an amazing array of student organizations, celebrating a culture of varying views, religions, backgrounds, and expe­riences. Read more

‘You Lie!’

September 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Congressman Wilson’s remarks are naturally democratic

By Patrick T. Brennan

Last week, Republican Representative Joseph Wilson of South Carolina stunned both sides of the aisle by interrupting President Obama’s speech on health care to shout, “You lie!” Read more

Harvard GOP and Dems Face Off

September 17, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment 

Representatives argue for their respective health care proposals

By Yiren Lu

In an echo of the movement that’s been sweeping the nation, September 12th saw the Harvard Re­publicans take on the Harvard Democrats in a de­bate about health care reform. Read more

Desperately Seeking Sonia

August 27, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Imminence is eminence

By William S. Jeffrey

On July 15, the third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings on the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Second Circuit judge fielded questions from Oklahoma Republican senator Tom Coburn on her opinion as to the existence of a right to personal self defense Read more

The Common Good Redefined

August 27, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Pope Benedict’s latest encyclical critiques political wisdom

By Gregory A. DiBella

Pope Benedict XVI’s most recent encyclical, Caritas in veritate, demonstrates that Catholic social principles characterize conservatism as both a welcome ally and, at times, a prominent objector in the pursuit of the common good. Read more

The New Sex Signals

August 27, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

By Rachel L. Wagley

It’s a free country. Read more

GOP Can’t Call in Sick on Health Care

August 27, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

By Matthew P. Cavedon

What ever happened to the “party of ideas”? Read more

Poor Harvard Parenting

August 27, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

It’s time to get tough

By Jordan A. Monge

Parents anxiously wave goodbye as they leave their children—young adults, brimming with life and vivacity—in the dorms, to face the perils and dangers of college life. Read more

Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire

April 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

The Supreme Court tackles ‘race-consciousness’ in the workplace

By William S. Jeffrey & Evan J. O’Brien

The Supreme Court heard arguments on April 22 in Ricci v. DeStefano. Read more

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