National & World Affairs

Faculty members from different fields of study share their views and concerns about recommendation algorithms.

Policy expert says new a California law highlights the need for national standards on safety labels to cut high levels of U.S. food waste.

A Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic report links low‑priced foods to high‑risk additives.

Harvard Law expert Peter Brann breaks down the antitrust lawsuit targeting one of the biggest media deals in history.

Nicholas Stephanopoulos says probably not, but it may make it easier for wealthy donors to bypass individual giving limits.

Harvard Law faculty weigh in on a SCOTUS term marked by major decisions on citizenship, voting rights, and presidential power.

Sports law expert Michael McCann breaks down the Brendan Sorsby gambling saga and what it may mean for the NCAA.

Harvard Law’s Glenn Cohen explains why sharing your medical records with AI can expose you to new risks.

Harvard Law Professor Daniel Tarullo explains the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Cook

Harvard Law Professor Benjamin Sachs unpacks the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Flowers Foods v. Brock.

Financial regulation expert Howell Jackson says greater oversight is needed of wager-on-anything prediction markets given the risk of insider trading and worsening of gambling problems.

Harvard Law Professor Christine Desan says that the debate about presidential control of America’s central bank is a threat to Congress’ money-making power.

Retired Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer says path to less polarization runs through the classroom.

Petrie-Flom Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen and Senior Fellow and Project on Psychedelics Law and Policy (POPLAR) Lead Mason Marks discuss the implications of an executive order to accelerate research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.

Defending our data against rising cyberattacks relies on a patchwork of laws and regulations, strong public ‑ private partnerships — and a whole lot of luck

Mitt Romney offers a critique on nation’s divisiveness, foreign policy, and the value of the hard, thankless work of governing.

Former federal prosecutor Duncan Levin argues that as AI-generated media blurs reality, the technology has the potential to “destabilize” some aspects of the criminal system.

Faust, Buttigieg, and Glaude look at past, present of nation’s divides.