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Articles by Cyrus Sarfaty
Platitudes Won’t Cure Toxic Masculinity
The discourse surrounding the recent allegations of assault at Cornell seems to be engulfed by a trite platitude: Men, in particular, need to “speak up.” Two Middlebury students argue, for instance, that “young men need to understand how to intervene when they witness sexual misconduct — and it shouldn’t be that hard.” Likewise, The Crimson’s Editorial Board that “men need to hold other men accountable.” But this clamoring for intra-male confrontation is counterproductive.
The Case Against Taking a Semester Abroad
By Kai I. Russell and Cyrus P. Sarfaty, Crimson Opinion Writers Kai I. Russell ’29, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Adams House. Cyrus P. Sarfaty ’29, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Adams House. Before you pack your bags for Europe, ask yourself what you’re leaving behind on the banks of the Charles. Harvard currently advertises a wide range of study abroad programs through the Office of International Education, ranging from Argentina to Amsterdam, from Britain to Bishkek.
Stop the Slop | The Harvard Crimson
First they came for the take-home essays And I did not speak out Because I like presentations Then they came for the research And I did not speak out Because I’m not in STEM Then they came for the creative writing And I did not speak out Because contemporary authors are pretentious Then they came for the posters And there was no one left To speak out for me Here at Harvard, we pride ourselves on being a self-selecting crowd of students concerned about rescuing liberal arts from the doldrums...
What David Foster Wallace Taught Me About Harvard
By Cyrus P. Sarfaty, Crimson Opinion Writer Cyrus P. Sarfaty ’29, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Adams House. Why are Harvard students so cynical? A cursory glance at Sidechat, riddled with final club tier lists and post-exam professor hit pieces, returns us to a hopelessly unproductive cycle: We put little effort into something, complain about it, receive validation for our complaints, and gradually drain ourselves of motivation.
Can A Polarized America Learn Anything From Canada?
It is no secret that polarization is a major problem in current American politics. Constant attempts by political leaders to characterize the other side of the political spectrum as a threat to the country’s working order serve to handicap the ability to pass meaningful legislation, while widening the existing partisan divide.
America Needed Mamdani to Lose
In one of the most surprising political storylines of 2025, former New York state representative Zohran Mamdani overtook former Governor Andrew Cuomo to win the New York City mayoral election. Following the withdrawal of incumbent Eric Adams, Mamdani — a naturalized American citizen of Indian and African descent with a progressive democratic socialist agenda — captured the hearts of over half a million New Yorkers in July’s mayoral primaries and sealed his victory on Nov.
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