1,000 Hits to the Head: Is Football a Public Health Issue?
Chris Nowinski of the Concussion Legacy Foundation makes the case that head trauma in contact sports, and football in particular, is a serious public health issue that requires action by policymakers ...
3 Feb 201623min
Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor?
HKS Lecturer Chris Robichaud takes us through a new case study (coauthored with Laura Winig) exploring the question of whether NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was justified in leaking classified mate...
27 Jan 201618min
Is Transparency Bad for Politics?
Professor Michael Ignatieff of the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy makes the case that increased transparency in government makes it harder for politicians to find compromise ...
20 Jan 201617min
Somalia’s First Female President?
HKS Alumna Fadumo Dayib recounts her story growing up as a Somali refugee and explains how her life’s experience has pushed her to mount a 2016 run for president in her homeland. This episode original...
13 Jan 201626min
Ensuring Electoral Integrity around the Globe
HKS Lecturer Pippa Norris discusses her work on the Electoral Integrity Project, which assesses the veracity of elections around the globe and gives policy recommendations on how to ensure free and fa...
6 Jan 201614min
The Criminal Injustice System
HKS Alumnus Bryan Stevenson spent his career working to address issues of racial and wealth inequality in the United States’ justice system. He believes this inequality stems from a failure of the nat...
29 Dec 201515min
A Nuanced Approach to Leaning In
Senior Lecturer Hannah Riley Bowles explains her research on gender in negotiations and offers advice to women trying to negotiate higher pay. She also discusses the importance of open information and...
22 Dec 201520min
Public Affairs as Part of the Mix, or Icing on the Cake?
Brent Colburn, a Fall 2015 Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics, discusses the differences between campaigning and governing, drawing on his experiences at both the US Department of Defense and...
16 Dec 201527min
