Social Sciences
Danielle Allen Debates Far-Right Blogger Curtis Yarvin
Popular monarchist debates Allen on democracy.
by Max J. Krupnick
The Watchdog
Bharat Ramamurti ’03 oversees CARES Act spending—and pursues corporate reform.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Royall House and Slave Quarters
Preserving black history as “an act of liberation”
by Nell Porter-Brown
The Care and Feeding of a Nation
A holistic approach to food safety and food law
by Erin O'Donnell
Unraveling the Universe through Puzzles
In his freshman seminar, Cumrun Vafa uses puzzles to help students understand complex physics.
by Steve Nadis
Did Milk Build the Mongol Empire?
Ancient dental plaque points to the historical significance of dairy culture on the Eurasian Steppe.
by Jonathan Shaw
Active Grandparenting, Costly Repair
A biological anthropologist explains why and how exercise works to combat senescence.
by Daniel E. Lieberman
Near and Distant Objectives
Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.
by Lincoln Caplan
Claudia Jones
Brief life of an intersectional activist: 1915-1964
by Clarissa Atkinson
No One Deserves a Spot at Harvard
Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Failing the Coronavirus-Testing Test
Michael Mina maintains a new testing regimen could end the COVID-19 pandemic—in three weeks.
by Jonathan Shaw