Social Sciences


Danielle Allen Debates Far-Right Blogger Curtis Yarvin

Popular monarchist debates Allen on democracy.

by Max J. Krupnick

The Pandemic’s Economic Fallout

How the COVID-19 economic crisis has been fundamentally different from past recessions

by Matteo Wong

Ending an Epidemic

The when and how of vaccines

by Jonathan Shaw

Melissa Dell

“In the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, people in academic institutions like Harvard predominantly studied the U.S. and Europe,” says the development economist.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

“From Neither Here Nor There”

Sociologist Roberto Gonzales on the predicament of undocumented young people

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Indispensable Power

On restoring American leadership through diplomacy

by Nicholas Burns

Electoral Eccentricity

Problematic features of the Electoral College

The Extinction of the Press?

If the press is essential to democracy, what can be done to save news organizations?

by Erin O'Donnell

At Home with Harvard: Racial Justice

Selections from Harvard Magazine's extensive coverage of racism, inequality, and incarceration

Pandemic in the Workplace

Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Pandemic Full of Heartbreaks

A conversation on health disparities, with Paul Farmer and Evelynn Hammonds

by Lydialyle Gibson