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David Gergen, a towering figure in U.S. politics and founder of the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, has died

David Gergen, a trusted adviser to four U.S. presidents who went on to play a pivotal role in shaping leadership education at Harvard Kennedy School, has died at the age of 83. Gergen was a dedicated ...
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Announcing the 2025-26 Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Fellows

We are proud to announce the launch of the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Fellowship at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School. Working directly with the Global LGBTQI+ Human ...
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How does a changing media cover a changing political stage? The challenges journalism faces with the Trump administration

The media’s coverage of President Trump’s White House highlights many of the challenges faced by journalism broadly, such as legal altercations and corporate calculations, the growing relevance of ...
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Mike Pence and John Bolton say America’s future lies with its citizens

In back-to-back John F. Kennedy Jr. Forums at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Institute of Politics (IOP) focused on the future of national security and conservatism in America with two prominent ...
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Tracking the Short-Run Price Impact of U.S. Tariffs

April 20, 2025, Paper: "This paper examines the short-run impact of the 2025 U.S. tariffs on consumer prices using a unique integration of high-frequency retail pricing data, product-level country-of ...
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Trump’s Bad Plan to Make America Argentina Again

March 3, 2025, Opinion: "President Trump, Elon Musk and President Javier Milei of Argentina have formed a special bond. Mr. Milei was the first foreign leader to meet with Mr. Trump days after he won ...
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Professor Joe Nye coined the term “soft power.” He says America’s is in decline under Trump.

One of the world’s foremost policy thinkers and the Kennedy School’s former dean, Nye says one of America’s most important foreign policy tools has been convincing other nations to willingly want what ...
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Forget smaller or bigger. If you want better government, invest.

HKS Professor Elizabeth Linos says people across the political spectrum can find common ground in effective government that puts people first. HKS Professor Elizabeth Linos, a behavioral scientist and ...
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Crypto is merging with mainstream finance. Regulators aren’t ready.

HKS Senior Fellow Timothy Massad and Harvard Law School Professor Howell Jackson say new digital assets like stablecoins can benefit consumers, but only if Congress passes vital regulatory controls.
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Explainer: Executive orders as a governing tool

American presidents have issued executive orders since George Washington was in office. Article Two of the Constitution gives the president the legal foundation to issue executive orders to provide ...
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Explainer: Understanding the mid-decade redistricting push in Texas

Republicans in Texas have proposed a remapping of congressional districts that has sparked conflict with state Democrats. The move is unusual, coming mid-decade rather than after a census, which ...