Matthew Yglesias points to this Weekly Standard article suggesting that Harvard's undergraduate population is ready to hear the siren call of conservatism.
Thanks in part to this enhanced conservative presence, the terms of campus debate have shifted rightward. Harvard history professor Stephan Thernstrom estimates that even in the 1970s, only 10-15 percent of the student body was actively radical. The difference today, he says, is that a formidable conservative opposition exists to challenge student radicals.
At 3:33 on September 23, 2004, Xor: The Musings of Martey Dodoo wrote:
Compassionate Harvard Conversatism? The Crimson reports on a proposal by the Harvard Republican Club (HRC) to sway from the national party platform by not supporting the Federal Marriage Amendment. Could this be the beginning of a wave of moderation? It put me in mind of this Weekly Stan...