Nation & World

Michael Sandel’s views of the myth of meritocracy influenced Germany’s new chancellor and may offer ideas for the way forward for the U.S.

One year later, Harvard Kennedy School historian Alexander Keyssar reflects on the January 6 insurrection.

Philosopher David Lamberth responds to Pew findings that most Americans don’t hold God responsible for the world’s suffering.

Voting rights advocates and election law experts discuss Congressional redistricting efforts unfolding across the country since the 2020 U.S. Census.

U.S. brief to Supreme Court in Harvard case points to lower court decisions, long precedent allowing universities to consider race as a factor in admissions.

In her new book Linda Greenhouse traces forces that made near certain rise of newest — and undeniably consequential — Supreme Court justice.

Research by a Harvard doctoral student found that district attorneys push harder for convictions and sentences in election years.

Leon Starr, Class of 1940, was living in Boston when the Japanese attacked the United States. He signed up for the Navy the next day.

Caroline Light says the different rulings in the Rittenhouse, McMichael-Bryan cases come down to the defenses’ level of success in making the perpetrator seem like the victim.

The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma has pioneered the study of the impact of mass violence on refugees and treatment for trauma recovery over its 40-year history.

The assistant director of research at the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, Calder Walton talks about the recent U.S. intelligence report on the national security implications of

Inspired by family and tribe, Samantha Maltais plans a future focused on Indigenous rights, environmental justice.

Columbia Law Professor Sarah Seo traces the long history of sometimes violent bias cops have shown against Black drivers.

Filipino journalist and 2021 Nobel laureate Maria Ressa issues a warning about information warfare on social media, and what it may mean for democratic institutions such as free press and free elections.

Education and industry experts say a large subset of students are not being fully prepared for STEM careers, listing ways to close the gap.

COP26, while a mixed bag, maintained progress toward global climate goals, says Rob Stavins.

In Theodore R. Johnson’s new book, “When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America,” he delves into the America’s racist history in search of solutions to the “existential threat” that continues to shadow the land.

Emilly Fan ’22, reporting from Glasgow, describes pledges and coalitions, mitigation and adaptation, taking to the streets and fringe music fests.

An interview with HGSE Professor Nancy Hill and Lecturer in Education Alexis Redding about their book “The End of Adolescence: The Lost Art of Delaying Adulthood.”

Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics discussion underscores difficulties of reconciling views on guns and public safety in U.S.

David Rockefeller Center panel details state of democracies in various nations across Latin America.

Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who led the expose known as “The Facebook Files,” spoke about what he learned from his unsparing look behind the curtain at the internet giant.

After strides in its first century, Kennedy School scholar says China now faces hurdles in becoming an economic superpower.

In her first dispatch from Glasgow, Emilly Fan ’22 details urgent Commonwealth warnings, time in Blue Zone, good news for South Africa, and a Leonardo DiCaprio sighting.

Five nuclear security experts discussed ways to close the gender gap in their field during a discussion sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.

Michael Pollan says odds of saving the planet aren’t great but people can change their behavior, sometimes rapidly.

Irina Klyagin discovers the value of historical documents along with an émigré ballerina’s memoir hidden by repressive regime.

Young people ‘perhaps even more polarized’ than adults, says economist Stefanie Stantcheva, lead author of new research on perceptions of racial gaps.

Despite dire warnings of climate scientists, Harvard climate experts are encouraged by recent progress to fight it.

Rep. Adam Schiff discusses why he sees his work on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as part of a broader continuum that began with the Ukraine matter.