Dear Tories, It’s my absolute pleasure to usher this publication into another decade. Throughout the past thirty-five years, Princeton students have decided over and over again to invest countless hours into the Tory. The collective willpower of these Princetonians has kept this magazine going longer than anyone could have imagined. The Tory has even been […]
Dear Tories, In the summer of 2017, I made the decision to concentrate in Classics. And I owe it all to Horace. The Latin poet is perhaps best known for his coinage of that oh-so popular exhortation: carpe diem. However, in reading him in the original, he did for me what Shakespeare has done for many of my peers. […]
Dear Tories, I’ve finally reached the august state of being a Princeton senior and I’m happy to report that the start of a new school year still has the trappings of a fresh start. Whenever I step foot in this here “Orange Bubble,” I can’t shake the feeling of nervous excitement which first washed over […]
Courtesy of Princeton University Sunday, Sep. 8 marked the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, with University freshmen being introduced to campus through an array of Princeton traditions that date back to 1802. The class of 2023 first gathered in the chapel for an interfaith service before marching through FitzRandolph Gate, officially entering campus. The […]
Dear Tories, It hasn’t been very long since I last addressed you. At the beginning of last month, in my introductory note, I provided you with an overview of changes I have effected when it comes to content. No rest is to be had however. Joaquim and I have put a premium on bold ideas […]
Dear Tories, I’m happy to address you for the first time. The Tory is not just a publication, it is an intellectual community and an impressively stimulating one at that. You, the Tory’s readership, alongside the Tory’s managing board and staff, constitute an integral building block of this community. Through your questions and comments, words of praise […]
View of the classical facade of Whig Hall. Courtesy of whigclio.princeton.edu Since the beginning of 2018, the American Whig-Cliosophic Society (Whig-Clio) has struggled to grapple with internal strife as well as charges of anti-conservative bias. The society, founded in 1765 by students like James Madison and Aaron Burr, is the oldest collegiate political union and […]
The 2018 midterms, continuing to evolve some three weeks after election day, drew varied reactions from members of the University community. It became clear on election night that the Republican Party would hold and expand their majority in the Senate while losing control of the House, the result most political pundits predicted in the months […]
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