Jane Harman, current director of the Woodrow Wilson Centre, visited the University Philosophical Society (the Phil) today to accept the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage as the society’s final speaker of the year. Throughout the event, Harman focused on the difficulties faced by women in politics, the current state of US foreign policy and the inability of politicians to set aside partisan differences to reach solutions. Beginning with a speech about the difficult and “terrifying” situation that the Democratic party is in, Harman set the tone for the rest of the event by referring to the lack of change in the congressional “business model”. She … Continue reading Jane Harman on the Difficulties Faced by Women in Politics and the Current Gridlock in Congress