A change in US policy on the disposal of retired Navy vessels signals a movement in the right direction. But we’ve still got miles to go.
Author: Aaron Reuben
A new smart phone app seeks to hold climate negotiators accountable
This week negotiators from around the world will meet in Doha, Qatar to once again hem and haw their way through an international climate conference. Though we can expect the usual commitment dodging and grandstanding from the world’s leaders, assembled onlookers hoping to hold their representatives accountable will have a new tool in their arsenal this year: a smart phone […]
Three reasons America should ratify the Law of the Sea right now
For three decades the United States has shamefully failed to ratify the UN’s Law of the Sea. Now more than ever, it’s time for America to get with the program.
Review: The Whale
arrived at the theater a little early. There were good seats left at the front, and the crowd – an older, calmer population than I am used to – was chatting and milling about contentedly. I expected this to be a routine assignment: show up, watch a movie, write a digestible review. What I didn’t know then, as I settled […]
A Dandy in the Woods: photos from the Yale archives
He is alone amongst the trees. Obscured by them. A solitary well-buffed young man. A forester. A Yalie.