Faculty Essays on Public Issues


Immigrant Workers— America’s Engine?

Harvard economist Jason Furman on immigration and the U.S. economy.

by Olivia Farrar

A Ray of Light amid Middle East Devastation

Harvard’s Lisa Randall on Israeli and Palestinian scientists working together

by Olivia Farrar

Mechanical Intelligence and Counterfeit Humanity

Reflections on six decades of relations with computers

by Harry R. Lewis

Why Americans Love to Hate Harvard

The president emeritus on elite universities’ academic accomplishments—and a rising tide of antagonism

by Derek Bok

Toward a Liberal Realist Foreign Policy

On January 20, you will inherit a legacy of trouble: Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, North Korea for starters. Failure to manage any one of...