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Announcements
What’s Happening To The Republican Party? Class Colloquium 15, with Michael Medved
ByAdmin August 28, 2022April 22, 2023
Classmate and conservative radio host Michael Medved will speak to us privately about the Republican Party, the upcoming elections and the Trump phenomenon.
Almost a quarter of our Class identifies as “conservative” and one-third as “moderate or conservative.” But today’s Republicans are NOT the same as the Republican Party of our parents.
Register for the 7:30 PM (ET) zoominar on Thursday 9/22 for Michael’s views, some Q&A and “breakout groups” for broader discussions.
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News
Howorth’s Bridge Lessons for Yalies, Redux
ByAdmin August 26, 2022April 22, 2023
In the summer of 2021, David Howorth hosted some online lessons to teach bridge to classmates — some who played earlier in their lives (and who wanted a refresher) and some newbies. Rave reviews followed.
Well, he’s offering the course again, starting in early October. Click thru to read more and sign up by September 25^th.
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News
Richard MacKay Posthumously Recognized by U.Va Med School
ByAdmin August 25, 2022April 22, 2023
We recently learned that our own Dick MacKay, MD has been awarded the 2022 Humanitarian Award by the U.Va Medical Alumni Association and Medical School Foundation.
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In Memoriam
Leon Reid Hanson, Jr., August 18, 2022
ByWayne Willis August 18, 2022April 26, 2024
Frankly, Reid didn’t leave too much of a footprint online, so classmates who knew or remembered him are encouraged to add comments and remembrances below. He entered Yale a year before us, in September 1964, as a member of the Class of ’68. He spent our sophomore year at Millsaps College and the University of Texas, before returning to Yale and being a non-resident member of Silliman. He got a law degree from UCLA and…
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Around The Web
Yale illegally discriminated against whites, Asian Americans: US Justice Department
ByAdmin August 11, 2022April 22, 2023
from Opiyoi It accused the university of discrimination during the admission process DOJ carried out a two-year investigation into Yale’s admission process Yale rejected DOJ’s findings as “meritless” The Justice Department accused Yale University on Thursday of violating US civil rights law by illegally discriminating against white and Asian American applicants. The department’s finding — which Yale rejected as “meritless” — came after a two-year investigation into the undergraduate admissions process at the prestigious Ivy…
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Op-Ed
Mark Shields had Ivy League fatigue — and he had a point
ByJim Sleeper July 9, 2022April 22, 2023
The late pundit prized civic trust and the common good. With his death, I wonder: Do America’s elite schools even teach those ideals anymore?
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In Process
Friendship Recession For Men? Friendships formed since Yale?
ByAdmin July 6, 2022July 6, 2024
Friendship Recession A new survey conducted by the Survey Center on American Life finds that the social landscape is far less favorable than it once was. Over the past three decades, the number of close friends Americans have has plummeted. This friendship recession is particularly bad for men. The percentage of men with at least six close friends fell by half since 1990, from 55 percent to 27 percent. The study also found the percentage…
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In Process
QQ: High School Curriculum
ByAdmin July 6, 2022July 6, 2024
“They oughta teach that in school.” You’ve heard it. You’ve said it. You’ve said it about practical life hacks, or lessons “every high school student should know,” even at the expense of some topics taught currently. This month’s Quick Question: “What should be taught in HS that’s not currently taught?” Scale doesn’t matter: It might be a lesson (“The non-intuitiveness of exponential growth”) or a course (“Relationships and Networking” or “Personal Financial. Use the new…
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Class Notes
Class Notes, Jul-Aug 2022
ByDaniel Seiver July 1, 2022July 3, 2023
Ned Culver reports sad news: “Classmate, roommate, and old friend Scott Herstin died of a heart attack April 14th in Naples Florida, following a period of declining health, including a failed kidney for which he had received a transplant. He is survived by two daughters and five grandchildren. He is also survived by his former wife and close friend Marilynn Core, of Fort Myers. At Yale, he was an American Studies major, a resident of…
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Op-Ed
Living Eulogies
ByRichard Seltzer June 26, 2022April 22, 2023
I recently got a notice that a high school classmate had died. I’m 76. We’re getting old. Such announcements are likely to become frequent, until there are few of us left. ,,,
Eulogies are the reverse of that. They summarize a life, emphasizing the best. But they are only written and delivered when someone dies. That’s a shame, and it’s unnecessary.
I’d like to start a new tradition of living eulogies.
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Books
Milwaukee Jihad
ByAdmin June 4, 2022April 22, 2023
Editor’s Note: This is Matt Flynn’s third novel in the series of spy thrillers starring a brilliant mathematician and lots of Yale connections. (See our reviews of the prior two books here.)
This one skewers the Wisconsin political elite, which Matt knows well from his stint as Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party and his unsuccessful runs for Governor and Congress. Matt would appreciate your support by buying the book.

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Op-Ed
Gun violence, neoliberalism and Citizens United: We can’t change things without facing the truth
ByJim Sleeper May 29, 2022April 22, 2023
Note: Jim’s Op Ed in Salon argues that it isn’t just the Second Amendment that is the problem. There is a broader problem with neoliberalism, commercial speech and social media.
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Announcements
Yale awards Myron Thompson (JE ’69) an honorary degree
ByAdmin May 24, 2022September 15, 2024
Yale awarded our very own Myron Thompson with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree for his extraordinary service to the country as a District Court judge for the Middle District of Alabama these past 42 years.
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In Memoriam
James Stanford Nippes, May 16, 2022
ByAdmin May 21, 2022April 22, 2023
Editor’s Note: The Hopkins School in New Haven was Jim’s high school, and here are some remembrances from his HS friends, as well as some pix from their 50th reunion in 2015.
James (Jim) Stanford Nippes died unexpectedly Monday evening, May 16, 2022, at his home in Madison, Mississippi. Jim was born on July 10, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1965; from Yale University in 1969 with a double major in Physics and History; and from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1973. After receiving an LLM Degree in …
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Potpourri
Dan Yergin: Recording, chat and transcript from Class Colloquium 14
ByAdmin May 21, 2022April 22, 2023
About 200 Yalies assembled for an hour to listen to, and interrogate, Dan Yergin (’68) on the current state of geopolitics, markets and climate-motivated transitions of the oil and gas markets.
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Reunion Reflections
Good genes are nice, but joy is better
ByAdmin May 21, 2022April 22, 2023
Note: What leads to happiness? At a session exploring this question at our 45th reunion (2014), we explored a longitudinal study of 268 Ivy grads from the Class of ’38. This article recapitulates and updates those findings. Spoiler alert: it’s all about relationships.
Read More Good genes are nice, but joy is better