On February 21, 2021, the Board of Trustees of The Princeton Tory ratified the results of the Tory’s election, selecting former Editor-in-Chief Adam Hoffman ’23 as Publisher of the 37th Managing Board.
“The times are tough,” Hoffman acknowledges, “and we are tasked to record and comment on them. In our pages, I plan to at once shepherd debate on the direction of American conservatism and also bring thoughtful critiques of the Left’s intolerance and excesses. As we have done in the past, the Tory will rise to the occasion.”
Hoffman succeeds Akhil Rajasekar ’21.
“Over the course of my tenure as Publisher, I was happy to build upon the work of my predecessors,” says Rajasekar. “Naturally, the fallout from the pandemic required some adaptation. We used the opportunity primarily to expand our online presence and reach. It has been a pleasure to lead the Tory, particularly in these unique times.”
Rajasekar is confident that the Tory will continue to grow and succeed in spite of this year’s many challenges.
“I wish Adam and Christopher every bit of success in leading the Tory,” he concludes. “Both are capable leaders, and I look forward to seeing how they take the Tory to new heights.”
In fact, Hoffman hopes to not only continue the Tory’s legacy of uplifting conservative voices, but also to expand its reach in new, exciting directions. “While the line between news and opinion has blurred—or has outright disappeared—for so many journalists,” he explains, “I plan to double-down on objective news. I plan to expand our news team and recommit to deliver the whole truth. I am excited about expansions into multimedia, including pushing forward with our rapidly expanding podcast hosted by Billy Wade ’23.”
It is a goal shared by the Tory’s newly-appointed Editor-in-Chief, Christopher Kane ’24. “It has been a real pleasure to write for the Tory under Adam and Akhil’s leadership this past year,” says Kane. “Going forward as Editor-in-Chief, I am specifically interested in continuing to diversify our content by developing our podcast and news teams. I am also interested in exploring ways we can better represent ourselves as a community where conservative stories are shared.”
The Tory, Kane believes, occupies a unique role in an increasingly divided political landscape.
“It is a difficult time to be a conservative,” he admits, “but I am confident that the Tory will remain a robust and powerful voice on Princeton’s campus that advocates for conservative principles and ideals.”
Hoffman concurs:
“Cancel culture and woke-ism are rampant across our nation, and Princeton is no exception,” he explains. “Students groups and students themselves are self-censoring in fear of retribution for their heterodoxy. The Tory remains one of the few beacons of free speech on campus. We will continue to offer quality content measured truthfulness and merit.”
After all, as Hoffman points out, “Our movement is undergoing a reckoning, and we belong at the frontlines of the intellectual battlefield.”
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