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Scientists Are Trying to Spot New Viruses Before They Cause Pandemics

The New York Times | 2.16.2021

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Coronavirus Mutations Threaten to Worsen Pandemic

Harvard Prof Rejects Historical Consensus on ‘Comfort Women’

Inside Higher Ed | 2.15.2021

Opinion: New York Times bails on intent-neutral standard when discussing epithets

The Washington Post | 2.15.2021

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Black, White, and Many Shades of Gray

This Dark Prince of American Poetry Writes With Glittering Malice

The New York Times | 2.8.2021

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Again, A Dangerous Art

Opinion: My column on the stimulus sparked a lot of questions. Here are my answers.

The Washington Post | 2.7.2021

Harvard could find an ally in the DOJ under Biden

The Boston Globe | 2.7.2021

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Appeals Court Rules in Harvard’s Favor in Admissions Lawsuit

Opinion: You probably haven’t heard of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. That’s going to change.

The Washington Post | 2.7.2021

The Biden stimulus is admirably ambitious. But it brings some big risks, too.

The Washington Post | 2.4.2021

External report says Harvard administrators did little to stop a professor’s decades-long sexual harassment

The Boston Globe | 2.4.2021

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: “Harvard Failed Her”

How Andy Jassy, Amazon’s Next C.E.O., Was a ‘Brain Double’ for Jeff Bezos

The New York Times | 2.3.2021