The Harvard Political Review is a quarterly, nonpartisan American magazine and website on politics and public policy founded in 1969 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It covers domestic and international affairs and political events and political discourse at Harvard. It also conducts interviews with political figures and experts. It is a publication of the Harvard Institute of Politics,Harvard University Institute of Politics - Harvard Political Review and is written, edited, and managed entirely by undergraduates. It accepts submissions from all students at Harvard College "regardless of concentration, experience, or political leaning," according to its website."Harvard Political Review." Harvard Institute for Politics
History Founding The magazine was founded in 1969 by a group of Harvard undergraduates, including Al Gore, as a publication that allowed students to research, write, and edit political commentary in a thoughtful, non-partisan forum. To this day, the HPR does not take magazine-wide editorial positions. While individual articles have distinct viewpoints, the magazine as a whole does not represent any ideology or party.
The magazine was formed during the era of student protests in the late 1960s and witnessed several leadership and format changes in its first few years of existence.Blanton, Tom. "Bullish Ideas in a Bear Market." The Harvard Crimson, Feb. 20, 1976. At times it has had to fight for its editorial independence.Kaplen, Alexander. "Political Review Should Be Independent." The Harvard Crimson, Feb. 26, 1986. In recent years, HPR writers have won the National Press Club Award for Outstanding College Political Writing.
Today Currently, the magazine is written, edited, and managed entirely by undergraduates at Harvard. The Harvard Political Review also operates a daily website.website
The magazine runs interviews with political figures, along with book reviews, humor pieces, and student opinion articles on domestic and world affairs. Each issue features a number of articles organized around a central theme or topic.
Since the fall of 2010, the magazine has published an annual report on the U.S. federal budget.Annual Report of the United States of America Its editors have been featured on Fox NewsFox News. "Challenges of the U.S. Economy." Nov. 6, 2010. and the Huffington Post.Barr, Sam. "What's So Wrong With Simpson-Bowles?" Huffington Post. Nov. 23, 2010.Danello, Chris. "What Truman Can Teach Obama About the Deficit." Huffington Post. Dec. 2, 2010.
Notable alumni
Other notable HPR alumni include: Linda Bilmes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance at Harvard University"Advocate, Review Staffs Elect Women Presidents" The Harvard Crimson. Dec. 4, 1978. Glenn Hutchins, co-founder of Silver Lake PartnersHarvard Political Review. Winter 1976. Lawrence H. White, Economics Professor at George Mason UniversityCox, Janice. "Adams Resident Wins Capitalism Prize" The Harvard Crimson. Aug. 13, 1976. Andrew S. Effron, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF)
See also Columbia Political Review Brown Political Review Berkeley Political Review The Brown Spectator The Stanford Review
References
External links Harvard Political Review Homepage