Barry Weiss
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In other words, maybe your efforts or the efforts of people that seem to have a ceaseless amount of energy, as you do, should be spent not trying to shore up something or, frankly, even be a fig leaf for something that has so much bad in it. but throw your energy into building something new. What do you say to those people? Why is Yale worth saving in and of itself?
In other words, maybe your efforts or the efforts of people that seem to have a ceaseless amount of energy, as you do, should be spent not trying to shore up something or, frankly, even be a fig leaf for something that has so much bad in it. but throw your energy into building something new. What do you say to those people? Why is Yale worth saving in and of itself?
In other words, maybe your efforts or the efforts of people that seem to have a ceaseless amount of energy, as you do, should be spent not trying to shore up something or, frankly, even be a fig leaf for something that has so much bad in it. but throw your energy into building something new. What do you say to those people? Why is Yale worth saving in and of itself?
But in the grand debate. between sort of institutionalism and building new things, in the debate between sort of the reformists who are like, let's fix it, we can fix it, and I guess you'd call them the radicals who are saying, it's not worth it, we can build something new and better.
But in the grand debate. between sort of institutionalism and building new things, in the debate between sort of the reformists who are like, let's fix it, we can fix it, and I guess you'd call them the radicals who are saying, it's not worth it, we can build something new and better.
But in the grand debate. between sort of institutionalism and building new things, in the debate between sort of the reformists who are like, let's fix it, we can fix it, and I guess you'd call them the radicals who are saying, it's not worth it, we can build something new and better.
So let's talk about one of the early talents you spotted. And that's, of course, JD Vance. You've mentioned a few times in this conversation. What was your first impression of him? What was his comparative advantage?
So let's talk about one of the early talents you spotted. And that's, of course, JD Vance. You've mentioned a few times in this conversation. What was your first impression of him? What was his comparative advantage?
So let's talk about one of the early talents you spotted. And that's, of course, JD Vance. You've mentioned a few times in this conversation. What was your first impression of him? What was his comparative advantage?
Vance once told you that you reminded him of his own grandmother. Why is that?
Vance once told you that you reminded him of his own grandmother. Why is that?
Vance once told you that you reminded him of his own grandmother. Why is that?
So you saw it immediately when you read the pages. Do you remember? Immediately. The other person that you have mentored that has come to power in the new D.C., is Vivek. What was he like? What was your initial impression of him?
So you saw it immediately when you read the pages. Do you remember? Immediately. The other person that you have mentored that has come to power in the new D.C., is Vivek. What was he like? What was your initial impression of him?
So you saw it immediately when you read the pages. Do you remember? Immediately. The other person that you have mentored that has come to power in the new D.C., is Vivek. What was he like? What was your initial impression of him?
OK, speaking of debate champions and Vivek, he recently got in trouble, as everyone here knows. But just to rehash it for a second, he had this long Twitter thread. He tweets a lot, as everyone seems to now. And he's sort of gone silent since then. But this Twitter thread was tied to the issue of H-1B visas for high-skilled immigrants. But it was a more broad critique of American culture.
OK, speaking of debate champions and Vivek, he recently got in trouble, as everyone here knows. But just to rehash it for a second, he had this long Twitter thread. He tweets a lot, as everyone seems to now. And he's sort of gone silent since then. But this Twitter thread was tied to the issue of H-1B visas for high-skilled immigrants. But it was a more broad critique of American culture.
OK, speaking of debate champions and Vivek, he recently got in trouble, as everyone here knows. But just to rehash it for a second, he had this long Twitter thread. He tweets a lot, as everyone seems to now. And he's sort of gone silent since then. But this Twitter thread was tied to the issue of H-1B visas for high-skilled immigrants. But it was a more broad critique of American culture.
He was sort of commenting on our gestalt. And here's what he said. Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long, at least since the 90s and likely longer. That doesn't start in college. It starts young. Here's where we could psychoanalyze him.
He was sort of commenting on our gestalt. And here's what he said. Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long, at least since the 90s and likely longer. That doesn't start in college. It starts young. Here's where we could psychoanalyze him.