Yale Daily News

Great fortune should never be taken for granted, because as comforting as narratives that laud the role of our own willpower and effort are, they are false and self-serving. Much of our achievement in life was pre-determined long ago by factors outside our control, and it is important to acknowledge that.

November 27, 2012

Straight and gay people alike need to work to reinject meaning into the oaths we take in marriage, because those oaths are reflective of our national character. When this institution fails, so will we, and so we all need to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on infidelity, no matter the stature of the leader committing adultery.

November 14, 2012

I watch all of the debates. I allow myself to be drawn into long back-and-forth conversations on Facebook and in the dining hall. I write […]

October 31, 2012

“It’s just rhetoric, you know?” I was sitting in an interview the other morning, making small talk about the vice presidential debate, when this familiar […]

October 16, 2012

In mid-September, the New York City Board of Health approved the Bloomberg administration’s controversial ban on large sodas and sugary drinks. Four days later, Master […]

October 2, 2012

Sixty percent is a failing grade. Sixty percent is also where the high school graduation rate for Chicago Public Schools hovers. It’s a shame when […]

September 19, 2012

When you first came to tour Yale, your guide probably emphasized just how safe you would be in this place. With a private police force, […]

September 4, 2012

George Santayana’s observation that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is one of the most hackneyed phrases in all of […]

April 16, 2012

The top lawyer at the Department of Defense encouraged law students to enter public service on Wednesday in front of a crowd of over 100 […]

February 23, 2012

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” was not written about graduate students, but it may as well have […]

February 16, 2012

Diverse feminist views collided Saturday in a panel discussion about the ethics of pornography. Three feminists from a range of professions spoke about the industry […]

February 13, 2012