Trump’s Triumph Threatens an Already Battered Democracy, Experts Say
Daniel Ziblatt on the consequences of Trump's re-election for democracy and the global rise of autocracy.
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‘A Very Frightening Picture’: Harvard Professors Discuss Trump’s International Impact at Forum
Daniel Ziblatt analyzed the international implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 win at a Wednesday afternoon Weatherhead Center for International Affairs forum.
Hope for Democracy
Stephen Ansolabehere says voting is alive and well in the US. That doesn't mean it can't be improved.
Seeing Them As Current Events and Not Really New
Maya Jasanoff launches a course that views the present as wholly connected to the past.
There Are Four Anti-Trump Pathways We Failed To Take. There Is a Fifth.
Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky on the U.S. presidential election, the threat posed by authoritarianism, and the five pathways available to defend democracy.
Penslar, Feldman Examine Plight of Jewish Americans after 10/7 Attack
CES Resident Faculty Derek Penslar traces history of group in U.S., discusses why many wrestling with what it means for Israel, their own place in nation’s culture.
Redefining the Good Life
Climate activist urges people to counter a culture run on fear and fossil fuel.
Music and Memory
CES Resident Faculty Peter E. Gordon analyzes how classical composers explored music’s capacity after the Holocaust to commemorate historical trauma without permitting horrific events to take on the allure of facile beauty.
How to Make the Most of Your First Year at Harvard
CES Resident Faculty Alison Frank Johnson shares advice with members of the Class of 2028 on how to make the most of their first year.
Tracing Largely Forgotten History of Major Community
CES Senior Thesis Grant Recipient Julia Tellides explored shifts and upheavals of Thessaloniki between two wars.
