madler28

name A recent graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, I consider myself a student of Melville and Shakespeare. Particularly, my fascination with Moby Dick has sparked a broader interest in many fields such as politics, history, science, economics, etc, since that novel deals with disparate disciplines and issues in an encyclopedic, yet accessible manner.

Blogs

From Dark Matter to Moby Dick: “All Deified Nature Absolutely Paints Like the Harlot”

06th December 2010
While reading a recent New York Times article about NASA’s quest to confirm that dark matter underlies everything in nature, I couldn’t help but recall the chapter in Moby Dick called “The Whiteness of the Whale." The Times article explains that Sam ... Read >
Religion

A Former Orthodox Jew’s Take on a Rapper’s Conversion to the Faith

24th November 2010
The first time I read the recent article in the New York Times about the rapper Shyne’s conversion to Orthodox Judaism I tried to perceive it as any ordinary non-Jew would: an interesting story about a Gangsta rapper who got in trouble and underwent a rel... Read >
Writing & Speaking

The Story of Why Congress Couldn’t Pass Cap-and-Trade, a Political Tragedy

13th October 2010
Ryan Lizza’s New Yorker article, “As the World Burns, how the Senate and White House missed their best chance to deal with climate change," is a gripping narrative about how Washington works. It is also nothing short of a tragedy. The article describes ... Read >