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Science isn’t enough to explain humanity

We Americans are fundamentally bourgeois. Most of our lives entail the pursuit of material interests governed by egalitarian visions and democratic sensibilities. Our high esteem […]

Vonnegut’s work asks us to make a crucial choice

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. would not want us to miss him. “I am going to sue the … manufacturers of Pall Mall cigarettes, for a billion […]

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It’s time to speak up against new colleges

At this point, I don’t think anyone gives credence to President Levin’s repeated reassurances that Yale’s impending two-college expansion “is by no means certain” (“Donors […]

Race for the top is wearing society down

April is a month that separates the best from the best. For high school seniors, this means receiving the thick or the thin envelope in […]

A look at history can help anti-war effort

A Republican president wins an incredibly divisive election, despite failing to win a majority of the popular vote. He enters office with a serious legitimacy […]

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‘Intent’ defense doesn’t excuse Imus’ words

In a televised statement over the weekend, radio personality Don Imus had this to say: “There’s a difference between pre-meditated murder, and the gun going […]

Elections raise questions of quantity, quality

Four Yale alumni may have competed for the presidency of the United States in 2004, but according to early “buzz,” only one Yale student will […]

Masters didn’t think through ‘family’ policy

In its most diligent work to improve the residential college experience, the Council of Masters has devised a policy to make each Sunday night “Family […]

Here and abroad, terror war is out of control

Last week, three Yale students were arrested for setting fire to an American flag hanging from someone else’s front porch. The rest of Yale wearily […]