After heaving my 50 lb suitcase onto a giant red coach, wrestling it down a cobblestone alley, and hauling it up five narrow, winding flights of stairs, I finally arrived at Exeter College, Oxford, where I would spend the next six weeks. The first thing I noticed was my view: a charming little window overlooking […]
Last semester, I authored an opinion editorial titled “A Commentary on Conservatism,” in which I, borrowing the words of Sir Roger Scruton, described the ideology as a “philosophy of love.” This is a sentiment I still hold to be true. The title of a “philosophy of love” doesn’t solely belong to conservatism but is […]
This summer I finally bought a ticket to Europe—a childhood dream realized. After wandering into two cafés with spotty Wi-Fi, I ended up somewhere I never expected: a Starbucks in Dublin. There’s something fitting about writing on American food from inside a Starbucks abroad. The logo is familiar; everything else isn’t. American food occupies a […]
“Let us all resolve on this great day to go forward together and see ‘Toy Story 5’ in theaters everywhere, June 19th,” comedian Conan O’Brien ’85 quipped as he concluded his commencement speech for the Harvard Class of 2026. O’Brien joins the cast of the movie as the voice of Smarty Pants, a potty-training toy. […]
Every four years, the FIFA World Cup elevates players who somehow become bigger than the tournament itself. The spotlight usually belongs to a seasoned veteran like 39-year-old Argentine Lionel Messi or a hot new breakout star like 19-year-old Ivorian Yan Diomande. It is more difficult for someone to capture the world’s attention through sheer force […]
When the final whistle blew on the FIFA World Cup 2026™, I found myself reflecting on a tournament that brought tears, drew cheers, and inspired hope in equal measure. While the World Cup offered a shared language of love at a time when it feels like geopolitical tensions have destroyed all sense of global unity, […]
Ask any Major League Baseball fan, and they will tell you that the Los Angeles Dodgers have an unfair advantage. With the highest payroll in the league and a roster stacked with talent, the team consistently makes headlines. One miscommunication, however, sparked questions about the team’s chemistry. In a June 24 game against the Minnesota […]