Trump 2.0: Navigating the New Political Landscape
Essayist and scholar of American democracy, Seth David Radwell traces the rise of MAGA populism back to a founding conflict: who truly governs, in whose name, and to what end?
2025
Women’s Health: Assessment and Key Issues
Jeanne Theuret, entrepreneur and co-founder of a women’s health clinic, exposes the blind spots of a medical system long shaped by and for men — and sketches the outlines of a more equitable practice
A Musical Conversation With Nour Ayadi, International Pianist
Moroccan pianist trained in Paris, Brussels, and Casablanca, Nour Ayadi reflects on her intimate relationship with the piano, the depth of the classical repertoire, and the delicate art of interpretation.
Annie Ernaux: Saving the World of Yesterday
How can one speak the irreversible — do justice to the past without betraying it? Drawing on Annie Ernaux’s works and journals, Harvard student Anna R. Gamburd explores the gestures of writing that preserve. A nuanced analysis, praised by the author herself, where literature, memory, and cinema intertwine.
Unpacking “Pluralism” in African Literature
Prosper Batariwah, lawyer and Harvard graduate, offers a sharp reflection on the layered forms of African identity and how literature has captured them — from the writers of the Négritude movement to today’s queer voices.
Who Are You Supposed to Be?
Through a sunlit summer memory in France, Franco-American jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux retraces a formative exchange — between uncle and nephew, mentor and disciple, jazz and life. A story at the crossroads of coming-of-age and identity, where music becomes a way of becoming oneself.
In Defense of Equality of Opportunity Through a Start-Up Capital Grant for Youth
Public policy expert and Harvard graduate, Niels Planel pens a compelling call for a merit-based society, in stark contrast to one entrenched in inherited privilege.