MAX GRINSTEIN
GRINSTEIN: Confessions of an affinity addict

Yale goes to great lengths to build heterogeneous groups on campus. Yet many of us undo that work when we get here. This reality of our time at Yale is tragic because, as I’ve learned, life’s great privilege is being given the chance to understand other people’s sincerely held beliefs and convictions.

November 18, 2024

MAX GRINSTEIN
GRINSTEIN: An apology to my admissions officer

Maybe this is beyond your purview as an admissions officer, but in light of the recent conversation about institutional neutrality on Yale’s campus, I ask you a further question: should our clubs also be politically neutral?

November 1, 2024

MAX GRINSTEIN
GRINSTEIN: Ben Shapiro, you’re not welcome on October 7th

Inspired by Jewish tradition, I will mark one year since the Oct. 7 attacks with silent reflection, the recitation of psalms and efforts to connect with the Yale community, both inside and outside of the Slifka Center’s walls. Through their choice of dates, the Buckley Institute and Shapiro are politicizing a sensitive day of mourning — giving not into the desire for meat and wine but rather for discord and dissonance.

October 3, 2024