Deception spreads faster than truth on social media. Who — if anyone — should stop it?
Putting the 2020 race in historical context and considering its impact on our democracy
From grappling with the challenges of an unprecedented health crisis to addressing longstanding racial injustices, HLS affiliates respond
From law and forgiveness to politics and the integrity of the Supreme Court to an insider’s view on foreign policy, HLS faculty tackle big issues with scholarship, candor, and compassion
How have U.S. presidents found ways to expand their powers to achieve their goals?
Bringing slavery's legacy to light
Loretta Lynch ’84 becomes the 83rd attorney general of the United States. Continue Reading
For the growing number of empiricists at HLS, there’s nothing quite so satisfying—or unimpeachable—as resolving a thorny, often contentious, legal or policy question through rigorous analysis of cold, hard data. Continue Reading
Bryan Stevenson ’85 on race, poverty and the things worth fighting for Continue Reading
Racial reconciliation in America has been an elusive dream. To Bryan Stevenson ’85, the problem is that we haven’t been willing to tell the truth about our nightmares Continue Reading
Students represent the indigent in courts where judges ask, ‘Is Harvard in the building?’ Continue Reading
Ronald Sullivan works to make the criminal justice system more accountable Continue Reading
In a new world of technology, Gabriella Blum and Benjamin Wittes argue, we are more powerful and more vulnerable than ever
For Lani Guinier, the mission of higher education is—or should be—democracy.
As far back as Aristotle, people have been touting the benefits of group decision-making. Yet, as Professor Cass R. Sunstein ’78 and and Reid Hastie note in their new book, history suggests that groups are often unwise or downright foolish.
