Crimson staff writer

Molly L. Roberts

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Battles Worth Losing

A yes-vote for statehood in November would be a symbol, not a statute.


Matriculation to Mortality

Thinking of the end of our time at Harvard the same way we think of the end of our lives might seem morbid, and perhaps it is. Yet it’s also useful. A version of each of us seniors really is about to die.


American Nightmare

The xenophobic, authoritarian culture Trump has produced and promoted is potent, and it’s terrifying. Up against this America, a life of buttered scones and crumpets looks particularly rosy.


On Balance

The moment we begin to justify keeping something in our lives is the moment we should begin to understand that, maybe, it shouldn’t be there after all.


A House Divided

When the next campus controversy makes its way to Cambridge, we shouldn’t jerk our knees too hard—left or right.