Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Is the Constitution Broken?
Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.
David Cutler on trimming U.S. healthcare costs
Administrative costs, greed, overutilization—can these drivers of U.S. medical costs be curbed?
by David Cutler
The College Pump
Houseboating in Boston Harbor, Apthorp North, and clothing counts
by Primus VI
The End of Spontaneity
Lauren Fadiman ’21 on being away from college, where one is never alone
A Harvard Senior’s Call to the Home Front
“We are the generation that is coming of age in the COVID-19 crisis,” writes Lauren Spohn ’20. “What can we build? What can we sacrifice? What risks can we take?”
by Lauren Spohn
Harvard at Dusk
“I feel lucky that I took for granted my Harvard experience before its abrupt end.”
by Julie Chung
One undergraduate on the Harvard move-out
“What will it mean to end our time on this campus with no closure, no time to reflect on what it all meant?”
Harvard Magazine Readers Letter
How we plan to serve you during the coronavirus disruptions
Letters from our readers
Beautiful math, guns, sexual harassment, and more
Noncommunication threatens Harvard mission
The perils of noncommunication