<p>It has been a while since Richard Nixon dubbed Harvard the "Kremlin on the Charles." Of course, a healthy amount of liberalism is to be expected at a university, but is there a conservative or libertarian presence on the campus: in the student body, the faculty, or the political science/government department?</p>
<p>It's a rather liberal place, but certainly not what you expect. It's not Smith, Wesleyan, and not even Yale.</p>
<p>It's a place for budding professionals and not for the next generation of activists. The artsy crowd and socially aware crowd exist on campus but probably not as prominently as in Brown's scene. </p>
<p>Harvard's hard to generalize, but I'd say socially left-of-center, but more moderate/conservative regarding fiscal policies.</p>
<p>I would personally say that the campus is very liberal. I mean if you saw the IOP (Institute of Politics) on election night that would prove one thing. And then if you see all the reactions I get when I saw I'm a heavy conservative (only one of four I know, granted there are others). But overall I would say heavy social liberals, and mild fiscal liberals.</p>
<p>Harvard is not what it used to be.</p>
<p>The Kremlin on the Charles...</p>