Sam Heller
Sam Heller
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Book on Jewish conspiracy hits new low for academics
Here we have a Yale professor touting a book that has been derided as a failure of scholarship and a retread of ancient blood libels as something that “deserves to be widely read and discussed” and “could not be more timely” — apparently because we’re on a Jew-set course for war with Iran.
Landscapes embody greatness of America
There’s another face to American identity, one inextricably tied up in the contours of our transcontinental geography, the land itself, and our uniquely American culture. It was with this in mind that I set out by Jeep from my home in Massachusetts this summer, headed toward the Pacific.
‘Dude-a-Que’ recalls Yale’s manliness of old
This weekend was host to a spiritual descendant of the sort of civil gathering too often absent at Yale, an assemblage of male students convened for mutual enrichment: the Dude-a-Que.
It’s time to speak up against new colleges
Why, then, if this plan is no good, is there no stopping it? Well, because of what political science calls a “collective action problem.” The majority of actors here would benefit from no colleges, but only slightly; but the few actors who stand to gain from new colleges have a substantial stake in their construction — and will therefore pursue their interests more forcefully.
Surprise: Liberals aren’t the only crazy ones
It’s easy at Yale to see left-wing groups like the UOC and sort of stare slack-jawed at the degree to which they’re totally out of their heads; apparently, though, “the Left” has no monopoly on extremism.
Elitism isn’t enough: You have to act on it
Much as I trust in Yale’s exceptionalism, it’s possible to let our elitism get away from us.
Harvard-haters don't make Yale look good
I understand the historic rivalry and I appreciate it for what it is, but really, I don’t care about Harvard — I go to Yale.
Unique concept of identity makes U.S. great
America has a belief in individual life and liberty, a philosophical framework whose institutions someone of any background can become part of. Anyone who embraces America can become an American.
'Multifaith' chaplain would devalue belief
The chaplain ought to believe in something, not everything; otherwise, he’ll just lead us in every direction at once, and we’ll go nowhere.
Li's quest for equality ignores the real issues
If it accomplishes nothing else (which, realistically, it won’t), the civil rights complaint leveled by Jian Li ’10 against Princeton will have at least helped Yale find common ground. And maybe that common ground is skepticism of the merits of his case, but still, hooray.