Articles & Op-eds
Surfing the Class—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 13, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Kids and Congress—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
May 5, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Out of the Shadows—A Commentary by Heather Gerken
May 5, 2008
Heather Gerken is Professor of Law at Yale Law School where she specializes in election law, constitutional law and civil procedure. More...
Plenty of Juicy Plot Twists in a Thriller of a Race—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
May 4, 2008
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of New England White. More...
Understanding America—A Commentary by Peter Schuck
May 2, 2008
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Targeting in Social Programs: Avoiding Bad Bets, Removing Bad Apples. More...
Hey, What About the 24th?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Jennifer Nou ’08
May 2, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Jennifer Nou ’08 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Obama's Other Radical Friends—A Commentary by Elizabeth Wurtzel ’08
May 2, 2008
Elizabeth Wurtzel ’08 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Best and Brightest, but Not the Nicest—A Commentary by Amelia Rawls ’10
May 1, 2008
Amelia Rawls ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Why Tolerate 42,000 Traffic Deaths A Year?—A Commentary by Hunter Smith ’10
April 30, 2008
Hunter Smith ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Anonymity Because—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
April 29, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
An Olympic Force for Change—A Commentary by Sue Meng ’09
April 20, 2008
Sue Meng ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
How Late Will You Really Be?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
April 9, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Will law ban messages from mayor's trial?—A Commentary by Susan Crawford ’89
April 8, 2008
Susan Crawford is a Visiting Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where she teaches Internet law and communications law. More...
The War's Expiration Date—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Oona Hathaway ’97
April 5, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism.  Oona Hathaway is an associate professor of law at Yale Law School. More...
Law Schools Shouldn't Grub For Rankings—A Commentary by Michael Seringhaus ’10
April 2, 2008
Michael Seringhaus ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Brave New Fed—A Commentary by Jonathan Macey ’82
March 31, 2008
Jonathan Macey ’82 is Deputy Dean and Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law at Yale Law School. More...
Purim and Penelope—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 31, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
A Day in Court Denied—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh
March 31, 2008
Harold Hongju Koh is Dean of Yale Law School and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law. More...
With great power and wealth come…‘hot girls’?—A Commentary by Michael Seringhaus ’10
March 27, 2008
Michael Seringhaus ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Clinton-Obama, Obama-Clinton—A Commentary by Akhil Amar ’84
March 25, 2008
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is the Southmayd Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale Law School.
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Divided and Conquered—A Book Review by Amy Chua
March 24, 2008
Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law, is the author of World on Fire and Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance — and Why They Fall. More...
The Racial Tipping Point—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 20, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Putting the Second Amendment Second—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
March 17, 2008
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is the Southmayd Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale Law School. More...
Forget being accepted by Yale, it's hard enough to make it into a good preschool—A Commentary by Ken Harbaugh ’08
March 17, 2008
Ken Harbaugh ’08 is a former Navy pilot and a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Is Tooth Cleaning a Scam?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 11, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
A Poll Tax on Selfishness—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 3, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Mining Unconscious Wisdom—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
March 1, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Remembering a friend, William F. Buckley Jr.—A Commentary by Michael Seringhaus ’10
February 28, 2008
Michael Seringhaus ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Could You Lose a Pound a Week to Save $500?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 26, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
What Are the Origins of “Reasonable Doubt”?—A Commentary by James Q. Whitman ’88
February 25, 2008
James Whitman ’88 is the Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School and author of The Origins of Reasonable Doubt: Theological Roots of the Criminal Trial. More...
Ethiopia's war on its own—A Commentary by Ronan Farrow ’09
February 25, 2008
Ronan Farrow ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
One Olympic Victory—A Commentary by Ronan Farrow ’09 and Mia Farrow
February 19, 2008
Ronan Farrow ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Barack’s Prosody Problem—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 18, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
An Agreement Without Agreement—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Oona Hathaway ’97
February 16, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism.  Oona Hathaway is an associate professor of law at Yale Law School. More...
Who’s Against Transparency in Government?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 7, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author, with Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67, of Voting With Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance. More...
What’s the Probability That Romney Is Leading in California?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
February 5, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
The Constitution and the Candidates; What would the framers say?—A Commentary by Akhil Reed Amar ’84
February 4, 2008
Akhil Reed Amar ’84 is the Southmayd Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale Law School. More...
Can Bail Bond Dealers Reduce Discrimination?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 30, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
The U.N.'s Human-Rights Sham—A Commentary by Ronan Farrow ’09
January 29, 2008
Ronan Farrow ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Lose weight? Bet on it—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 27, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and co-founder, with Dean Karlan, of stickK.com. More...
Where money is no object—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
January 26, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School, and Ian Ayres ’86, William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School, are co-authors of Voting With Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance. More...
Swimming Pools and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t-Tell’—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
January 23, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Straightforward: How to Mobilize Heterosexual Support for Gay Rights. More...
Checks, please—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
January 15, 2008
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism. More...
The New Green—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff
January 7, 2008
Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff are professors at Yale Law School and Yale School of Management. They are regular columnists for Forbes and co-authors of Why Not? More...
Does This Analysis of Test Scores Make Any Sense?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
December 26, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Put More Muscle In Baseball Drug Tests—A Commentary by Aaron Zelinsky ’10
December 18, 2007
Aaron Zelinsky ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School.  More...
The Right Road to America?—A Commentary by Amy Chua
December 16, 2007
Amy Chua is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance--And Why They Fall. More...
In Diversity We (Sorta) Trust—A Commentary by Peter Schuck
December 16, 2007
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Targeting in Social Programs: Avoiding Bad Bets, Removing Bad Apples, and Meditations of a Militant Moderate: Cool Views on Hot Topics. More...
Why Don’t Sports Teams Use Randomization?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
December 11, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Challenging Veteran Stereotypes—A Commentary by Ken Harbaugh ’08
December 6, 2007
Ken Harbaugh ’08 is a former Navy pilot and a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Bush can't act alone—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
November 29, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism. More...
The Bachelor’s Brad exposes real reality love—A Commentary by Michael Seringhaus ’10
November 28, 2007
Michael Seringhaus ’10 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
EULA Wars: The Customer Is Always Right…to Lodge a Protest—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
November 21, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Poker Bots on the Rise—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
November 12, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Ride the wave or go under—A Commentary by Daniel C. Esty ’86
November 5, 2007
Daniel C. Esty ’86 is the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale Law School and co-author of Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage. More...
The university of life—A Commentary by Anthony Kronman ’75
October 30, 2007
Anthony Kronman ’75 is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life. More...
Prepare to be super-crunched—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
October 26, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Lawbreaker in Chief—A Commentary by Jed Rubenfeld
October 23, 2007
Jed Rubenfeld teaches constitutional law at Yale Law School, where he is Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law. More...
Inherit the windfall—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Anne Alstott ’87
October 11, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School, and Anne Alstott '87, Jacquin D. Bierman Professor of Taxation at Yale Law School, are co-authors of The Stakeholder Society. More...
A Grandfather's War Stories—A Commentary by Ken Harbaugh ’08
October 9, 2007
Ken Harbaugh ’08 is a former Navy pilot and a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
An Inheritance for All—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Anne Alstott ’87
October 4, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School, and Anne Alstott '87, Jacquin D. Bierman Professor of Taxation at Yale Law School, are co-authors of The Stakeholder Society. More...
Bordering On Folly—A Commentary by Peter H. Schuck
October 1, 2007
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School and co-author, with Richard J. Zeckhauser, of Targeting in Social Programs: Avoiding Bad Bets, Removing Bad Apples, and co-editor, with James Q. Wilson, of the forthcoming Understanding America. More...
Do Iraq documentaries get it right?—A Commentary by Jonathan Finer ’09
September 28, 2007
Jonathan Finer ’09 is a JD candidate at Yale Law School. More...
When Harry Met Sal—A Commentary by Justin Shubow ’08
September 21, 2007
Justin Shubow ’08 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
How Liberals Need to Approach Constitutional Theory—A Commentary by Robert Post ’77 and Reva Siegel ’86
September 18, 2007
Robert Post ’77 is David Boies Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Reva Siegel ’86 is Deputy Dean and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School. More...
Why are we here?—A Commentary by Anthony Kronman ’75
September 17, 2007
Anthony Kronman is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School. A former Dean of Yale Law School, Professor Kronman teaches in the areas of contracts, bankruptcy, jurisprudence, social theory, and professional responsibility. More...
A compelling basis for integration—A Commentary by Owen Fiss
September 16, 2007
Owen Fiss is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale University. He was special assistant to the assistant attorney general in charge of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice from 1966-1968. More...
The risks of playing politics with the military—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
September 5, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and the author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism. More...
Experiment—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff
September 3, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 and Barry Nalebuff are professors at Yale Law School and Yale School of Management, respectively. They are co-authors of Why Not? and regular columnists for Forbes.  Ayres’ latest book, Super Crunchers, was published in August 2007. More...
Sometimes there's no other way to achieve integration—A Commentary by Owen Fiss
September 2, 2007
Owen Fiss is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale University. He was special assistant to the assistant attorney general in charge of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice from 1966-1968. More...
How computers routed the experts—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
August 31, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Super Crunchers:  Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. More...
Green Zone Blinders—A Commentary by Jonathan Finer ’09
August 18, 2007
Jonathan Finer ’09 is a JD candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Did you use that gift card or rebate?—A Commentary by Ian Ayres ’86
August 9, 2007
Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and co-author of Why Not? How To Use Everyday Ingenuity To Solve Problems Big and Small. More...
What we owe 'suspected terrorists'—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman '67
July 23, 2007
“What we owe 'suspected terrorists'” by Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 appeared on the Guardian's website on July 23, 2007. More...
Standing above the law—A Commentary by Chad Flanders ’07 and Robert Wiygul ’08
July 12, 2007
Robert Wiygul ’08 is a JD candidate at Yale Law School and Chad Flanders ’07 is a recent graduate. More...
State Needs A More Diverse Judiciary—A Commentary by Cyrus Habib ’09
July 9, 2007
Cyrus Habib ’09 is a Rhodes Scholar and JD candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Marriage, Trademarked—A Commentary by Kenji Yoshino ’96
July 2, 2007
Kenji Yoshino '96 is the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights. More...
Safe Harbors—A Commentary by Peter Schuck
June 26, 2007
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School and co-author, with Richard J. Zeckhauser, of Targeting in Social Programs: Avoiding Bad Bets, Removing Bad Apples, and co-editor, with James Q. Wilson, of the forthcoming Understanding America. More...
Down With Plutocrats and Fat Cat Donors—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
June 25, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School, and Ian Ayres ’86, William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School, are co-authors of Voting With Dollars. More...
Darfur's Forgotten Rebel—A Commentary by Ronan Farrow ’09
June 21, 2007
Ronan Farrow ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
The king is dead. Long live the king?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
June 15, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and the author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism. More...
Race Riot—A Commentary by Justin Shubow ’08
June 14, 2007
Justin Shubow ’08 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...
Japan’s Revolution Is Far Too Quiet—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
June 4, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and the author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism. More...
Hidden Rations; Why poor kids can't find a dentist—A Commentary by Anne Alstott ’87
May 29, 2007
Anne Alstott '87 is the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor of Taxation at Yale Law School and author of No Exit: What Parents Owe Children and What Society Owes Parents. More...
The Supreme Court weighs in on global warming—A Commentary by Daniel C. Esty ’86
May 21, 2007
Daniel C. Esty ’86 is the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale Law School and co-author of Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage. More...
Dealing with the worst—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
May 21, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and the author of Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism. More...
The Legacy of Falwell’s Bully Pulpit—A Commentary by William Eskridge ’78
May 19, 2007
William Eskridge '78 is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and the author of a forthcoming book on the decline of sodomy laws in America. More...
The Party of God; Hezbollah's dramatic rise from ragtag band to regional powerhouse—A Book Review by Jonathan Finer ’09
April 22, 2007
Jonathan Finer ’09 is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. More...