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“You go in with this dream of what consulting is,” said Nathan, a Yale student whose name has been changed and who spoke to The Politic under conditions of anonymity. “And you can quickly become disillusioned because it is just…
Edward (Ted) Wittenstein YC ’04, YLS ’12 is a former intelligence professional and diplomat. After graduating from Yale College, he served as an intelligence policy analyst for the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of…
For three years, Shenzhen was my address, but not my home. The miracle city only felt aggressively utilitarian and vacuously cold to me—until I started seeing it through color-suppressant filters. For me, it takes more than one story to understand…
When I was in kindergarten, September was a magical time. As the teachers let us out of class for recess, we would sprint toward the playground, jumping in the air, whooping, cupping our hands together, trying to catch the elusive…
In the spring of 2023, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds was fighting to beat off a spirited primary challenge. Just as the primary was entering its final stretch, journalist Dwayne Yancey scored a scoop: Deeds was almost completely off the…
“That would take 20 years,” Leonie Haimson said when asked to outline her involvement with New York City public school advocacy. She isn’t exaggerating. Haimson is the founder and director of Class Size Matters, a non-profit she formed in 2000…
The West Bank’s setting sun painted long shadows on the ground as Husam Zomlot, the de facto Palestinian ambassador to the United States, stood on the balcony of his family home in Ramallah and gazed over the undulating hills. The…
“I’m six generations removed from enslavement on my mom’s side, my daughter and son are seven generations removed,” said Evan Milligan. “These things aren’t abstract concepts to me.” Milligan is a careful speaker with a deep, Southern accent, and an…
