On December 1, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter spoke in the JFK Jr. Forum about global efforts to defeat Islamic State. WIn the video playlist below, we gathered 15 of our conversations with the experts working to keep us safe to take a deeper look a ...

As a state, Oklahoma has always had very low turnout rates when it comes to any type of election (local, state, or national). If we can start with our students by getting them registered to vote, we can be a huge catalyst for the state of Oklahoma. At the ...

Authored by Jay Newton-Small, IOP 2015 Spring Fellow and Washington correspondent, TIME. Depending on who you ask, it will take women anywhere from 25 years to a century to reach parity in Congress. And, sadly, Congress is ahead of the private sector wher ...

Intern Jessica Tueller (Front row, right) with her colleagues on Cerro San Cristóbal in Chile. #IOPSummer15: During the summer of 2015, the Institute is proud to sponsor and work with over 250 students who are spending their summers in politics and public ...

“Your Money, Your Vote”. A fitting title for Wednesday’s GOP debate, the third time the hodgepodge of candidates will take the stage to vie for the presidency. As the name alludes, the line of questions will specifically pertain to “job growth, taxes, tec ...

Katie  Walsh is the Communications Chair of the IOP's Student Advisory Committee. Millennial Must-Reads are student-contributed posts by members of the "Millennial" generation- America's 18-29 year-olds- on current events and politics ...

#IOPSummer15:  During the summer of 2015, the Institute is proud to sponsor and work with over 250 students who are spending their summers in politics and public service around the world. Follow our interns on our blog and on social using #IOPSummer15. On ...

​ Authored by IOP Director Trey Grayson Recently, I spent the day in Chicago meeting with my colleagues on the Commission on Youth Voting & Civic Knowledge. Because of a snowstorm, I ended up staying Chicago until almost midnight, but the flight delay ...

Millennial Must-Reads are student-contributed posts by members of the "Millennial" generation- America's 18-29 year-olds- on current events and politics and public service. Viewpoints expressed are exclusively attributed to undergraduate au ...

​It is easy to go through all four years here at Harvard without interacting at all with the people who essentially keep our school running on a daily basis. People like our janitors, cooks, and groundskeepers are easily overlooked, but the work they do a ...