Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Making Money Funny
Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column
by Max J. Krupnick
The Professor Who Quantified Democracy
Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Harvard Releases Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Task Force Reports
The two reports find similar problems but, at times, work against each other.
by Max J. Krupnick
Nicole Maestas
The Harvard health economist not afraid to get in the weeds
by Max J. Krupnick
How AI Energy Demand Costs Consumers
Utilities shift AI infrastructure costs onto consumers.
by Daniel Oberhaus
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2025-2026 Fellows
Scholars pursue projects ranging from reducing ethnic violence to searching for an undiscovered super-Earth.
by Olivia Farrar
Danielle Allen Debates Far-Right Blogger Curtis Yarvin
Popular monarchist debates Allen on democracy.
by Max J. Krupnick
The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes Announced
Winners across five categories, from commentary on Gaza to criticism on public architecture
by Olivia Farrar
Taking the Fight for Equality into the AI Era
Radcliffe Institute conference tackles bias, fairness, inclusivity in AI development.
by Tamara Evdokimova
Miniature Worlds
How “paper peepshows” brought distant realms to life
by Nina Pasquini