Jim Sleeper, a writer and teacher on American civic culture and politics and a lecturer in political science at Yale, is the author of 'The Closest of Strangers: Liberalism and the Politics of Race in New York' (W.W. Norton, 1990) and 'Liberal Racism' (Viking, 1997, Rowman & Littlefield, 2002). More of his articles and commentary are available at jimsleeper.com.
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Published in: HomeSafe spaces – a view from YaleThere are two aspects of the US college protests which we leave out of account at our peril if we are to see them in...
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Published in: HomeLee Kuan Yew’s hard truthsLee’s concoction of “Asian values” was meant partly to deter westerners from criticizing repressive regimes.
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Published in: HomeOn election day, let Texas voters tip their hats to Hong KongOn November 4, long lines of unarmed Texas voters can salute American democracy’s counterparts and admirers abroad...
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Published in: HomeNew shots heard 'round the worldA somewhat bleak survey of American democratic prospects for this American Independence Day begins by reminding us...
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Published in: HomeJonathan Schell: in memoriamThe writer who taught courses at Yale on non-violence and nuclear arms through 2012 and who died Tuesday night, at...
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Published in: HomeSingapore migrants riot, websites chill, but Yale-in-Singapore keeps warm
The fallout from these abuses of labor and freedom of speech casts a long shadow on Yale-NUS' hopes to become an...