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A Conversation with Robert Rosenkranz

Interviewed by Henry Jacob, SY '21 YHR: Mr. Rosenkranz, could you please start by describing yourself in a few sentences. Robert Rosenkranz (RR): I'm a graduate of Yale University, Class of 1962. Next, I went to Harvard Law School. Since then, my career has been in finance....

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“We Shall Endanger the Political Ship”: The Legacy of the Clinton-Jay Crisis of 1792

Volume IV, Spring 2020 By Steven Rome, Yale University ‘20 Advised by Professor Mark Peterson Edited by Sally Ma, Benjamin Waldman, Varun Sikand, and Daniel Blatt Abstract In this essay, Steven Rome explores the 1792 New York gubernatorial election between John Jay (from the Federalist party) and George Clinton (from...

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The Meerut Conspiracy: A Microcosm of Shifting British Attitudes Toward Imperialism

Volume IX, Spring 2020 by Kashif Azam, NYU '19 Advised by Professor Lauren Banko Edited by Varun Sikand and Daniel Blatt Abstract Kashif Azam’s (NYU ’19) paper contextualizes the Meerut Conspiracy Case, which began in British India, within the broader realm of popular support for the British Empire....

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Whispered Tradition: New Mexico crypto-Jewish Memory, Origins to 2007

Volume IV, Spring 2020 By Rachel Kaufman, Yale University ‘19 Advised by Professor David Sorkin Edited by Henry Jacob and Matthew Sáenz Abstract In her 2007 book, New Mexico’s crypto-Jews: Image and Memory, Cary Herz documents photos and testimonies of the contemporary Southwestern community. The individuals represented in her...

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Interview: Greg Grandin

Volume IV, Spring 2020 Interview by Henry Jacob Transcribed by Jisoo Choi INTRODUCTION This morning I have the pleasure to speak with Greg Grandin, Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History at Yale and 2020 winner of the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for The End of the...

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