Category: Opinions

There aren’t many idiots at a place like Yale. Even so, hundreds of Yale students rose up in protest of the freedom of speech. You read that correctly. They were not protesting a violation of their right to free speech; rather, they protested that the freedom of speech was itself a problem. This derives from...

Hours before the attacks in Paris, President Obama said that ISIS was “contained.” How tragically wrong he was. In the aftermath of this disaster, people around the world have poured out their hearts for the French. On Facebook and Twitter, images of the French tricolor and the Eiffel Tower dominate newsfeeds. Reporters breathlessly cover each...

Most of us remember our first visit to campus as high schoolers. Now college students, we also remember the first time we witnessed prospective students invading our classes, dining hall, and campus for their own first visits. They stand huddled in large groups in the front of Mossey Library, listening with their parents as a...

Watch out. According to the manufacturer, Sin-a-Yum Bun ice cream — sold at AJ’s — is “sinfully” sweet. The premise here is that if something is enjoyable enough, it must be morally wrong. This is a rather common theme in advertising, but it reflects a dangerously confused understanding of ethics. While Ashby’s condemnation of their...

As the holidays grow closer, the anxiety builds for the anticipated question from relatives: “What are you doing after college?” Surrounded by cousins who have just completed medical school and who are entering pharmacy school, I’ll have to answer, “I’m not sure yet.” And I’m fine with saying that, because, with a liberal arts education,...