Harry Graver
GRAVER: The Global Zero time bomb

One can only imagine what a relief this was for the Ayatollah to hear.

GRAVER: The gay marriage conversation

At the end of the day, these are our dearest friends’ lives: not exercises in political philosophy.

GRAVER: Addressing American Dreams

The address spoke to Yale’s difficulty of access for those whose American Dream exists outside major cities: but the divide runs deeper than resources and publicity. It is one of attitude and acceptance.

GRAVER: So long, Thrasybulus

To Yale, Professor Kagan has given an almost indescribable tenure — one defined as much by his character as his mind.

GRAVER: Welcome to purgatory

It is much harder to acknowledge, to ourselves let alone to others, the powerful moments of isolation that come when Yale is all things to all people except for me.

GRAVER: Ethics, Politics and Peter Singer

There is always something a bit off-putting to a column that culminates in the phrase, “I call on Yale to do X.” Such certitude brings […]

GRAVER: Six uninformed ideas for Salovey

Sixth, sell alcohol at Durfee’s.

GRAVER: Spring Fling needs country

There is a strong undercurrent on this campus longing for a Country act to come here.

GRAVER: Life as a resume drop

As we put ourselves before the prospect of failure, there is a defensive inclination to protect oneself by, in a way, creating a distance from oneself.

GRAVER: Looking to Cooperstown

For our generation, there is a particular, profound distinction — and accompanying heartbreak — that comes with this group of players. They are not just a distant era’s group of elite, but they were our heroes, the group of titans that championed the baseball diamond in our childhoods. We won’t get a second batch.

GRAVER: Pay college athletes?

And while this may appear appealing at first — as a neatly conceived manner of restoration — it is positively deleterious to the very core of the academy.