Writer
Oliver S. York
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How Harvard Can Desegregate High Schools
As this year’s admissions process kicks off, it’s time for Harvard to recognize that it has one more tool at its disposal.
Young Americans Can Boot Climate Deniers Out of Congress this Year
Unless we make a concerted effort to mobilize young climate voters around Congressional elections, Joe Biden won’t have the support to enact the climate agenda we need.
The Divestment Compromise
As climate change rises to become one of the most critical public policy challenges of the modern era, there is no better way for Harvard to embrace its public service mission than by being at the forefront of developing solutions.
Harvard’s Big Math Problem: COVID-19 Gap Semesters
Rather than making any quick policy announcements about leaves of absence, the FAS planning committee should commit to making decisions based on detailed quantitative models.
We Know Everything About Your Political Donations
Satisfying mere curiosity isn’t enough to obscure the plain truth: In trying to tackle campaign finance reform, the FEC has built a juggernaut of a privacy violation.
Why I Hang the American Flag
I want the flag to remind us of the responsibility we have to listen and engage with thoughtful, compassionate people from different parts of the country, and of their responsibility to do the same with us.
Why Congress’ Plan to Fix Gerrymandering Falls Short
Gerrymandering is an existential threat to free and fair elections. If the details of our solution are wrong, we risk losing the entire enterprise of reform.
Kamala Harris’ Authenticity Problem
But we might want to consider attributing another part of her perceived lack of authenticity to something in the electorate — an inability to understand multiracial identity.
