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May 5, 2025social movementdemocratic theoryhigher educationideologyeducationmedia

Yarvin Debates Danielle Allen at Harvard Faculty Club

At the Harvard Faculty Club, Yarvin debated political theorist Danielle Allen on whether democracy or concentrated executive authority produces better governance. Yarvin called Harvard "an essentially oligarchic institution" and argued a reformed university could anchor a new political order. Allen defended democratic reform; the Harvard Crimson and Boston Globe covered the event.