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So speak up. This institution cannot stay silent. If Yale markets itself as the beacon of liberal education, then Trump’s outright rejection of free and open thought is an imminent threat. So speak up. We, students, must take a stand. Hold each other up, find comfort in one other and take action. Nothing happens alone. So speak up. There is a future where we can’t. And that’s a future we can’t afford to have. That demands a freer speech.

November 10, 2024

This is what authoritarianism does: political actors in favor of democracy rally together in temporary alliances. But while this has been a marriage of convenience for the Left, it has been a marriage of necessity for the Never-Trump Right. Trump’s outside-in takeover of the Republican Party has left moderate Republicans — and I’m aware of how crazy calling Darth Cheney  “Moderate” sounds — politically homeless, with the Democratic Party and nominees as the only viable path to opposing the authoritarian impulses that have cannibalized the GOP. 

November 5, 2024

Yale can and must lead the charge to make Election Day a national holiday, but to do that, a more serious approach must be taken at the college level. On Election Day 2025, I hope to see Yale College students volunteering at precincts, calling voters to come to the polls, and Yale College staff driving voters to participate in American democracy. 

November 5, 2024

The right-wing shift of young men isn’t reducible to depression, anxiety and loneliness. The consensus that self-confidence is the central cause is a little infantilizing. It’s also not a useful one for people trying to reverse that shift. Male Trump supporters vote for him because they like the aggressive strength he aims at. They’re wrong, but they don’t do it because they’re deeply troubled people.

November 3, 2024

We are in the final, joyful stretch. We have less than a week until election day, and every moment counts. Now, more than ever, I feel called to join canvassers on the doors and on the phones. I hope others will follow suit. Bring joy to the doors, bring joy to yourself and most importantly, bring joy to the polls on Nov. 5. 

November 3, 2024

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

Earlier this fall, President McInnis established a committee on institutional voice to consider whether and when leaders of the University should issue statements on matters of public, social or political significance.  This committee, made up of representatives from across the University, issues its report today. As co-chairs, we encourage you to read it carefully — don’t worry, it’s short.  

October 30, 2024

What would you do if you were the President of Yale? What would you hope for? What do you find great about Yale; what needs […]

October 28, 2024

To deny the legitimacy of the Jewish homeland — or the Jewish people’s attachment to that land — is to try to erase Jewish memory. This is what the Romans were attempting when they renamed the land “Palestine.” The Christians during the Middle Ages and the Ottomans during their occupation of Palestine continued to deny the validity of the Jewish connection to Israel. To use the modern parlance, these efforts represented the schemes of colonizers to eliminate the identity of the people they colonized.

October 25, 2024

Proponents of institutional neutrality often chastise universities for “overstepping” and commenting on issues that don’t concern them. However, to say that Yale University should only be concerned with the dealings of its own campus would be reductive and a gross misinterpretation of its mission. 

October 25, 2024

Sometimes reality hits hard in the face. American students feel safe in our universities thousands of miles from conflict because disorder hasn’t hit us like it hit the Ukrainians in 2022 and the Israelis on Oct. 7. Yale and its peer institutions must wake up and ask themselves now how they can contribute to national security and preparedness. Now is the time for students and faculty to depart from idealistic anti-military dreams, and begin out-researching and out-innovating our competitors abroad. This is not fear mongering. It is a matter of national security and Yale can help — lest America squander it's time to catch up.

October 25, 2024