For a 40-year period between 1984 and 2024, our administrative state became its own legislature and judiciary because of an erroneous judicial doctrine known as Chevron deference. This piece examines what Chevron deference is, how it was used to expand executive power, and why it came to an end. What is Chevron Deference? Chevron deference […]
Wokeness, campus protests, and the instruction of leftist ideas within universities do not erode civil discourse or violate free speech norms. Or so President Christopher Eisgruber argues in his new book, Terms of Respect. Overall, I agree with Eisgruber’s assessment, but there are some conceptual nuances that I will offer in order to refine his […]
The Daily Princetonian recently published an opinion piece entitled: “Humanities lag behind STEM in AI policy. They must catch up.” Its author laments the fact that A.B. students, specifically those studying the humanities, use AI much less frequently than B.S.E. students. He argues that AI will improve learning outcomes and that the humanities’ refusal to […]
The Iran war is not the only conflict occupying the Trump administration’s attention these days; another major front is Trump’s war against the Ivy League. It has been the administration’s longest battle to date, as they continue to fire shots at academia across the bow. The Department of War, led by Princeton alumnus Secretary of […]
Every few years, Washington restages the same drama. The United States government approaches its statutory debt limit, negotiations stall, markets grow nervous, and politicians declare that the country will soon default on its financial obligations. Cable news airs countdown clocks to the so-called “X-date,” when the Treasury will run out of borrowing authority. Eventually, after […]
“I walk with Plato in my pocket, but I proceed into the world with my eyes wide shut.” In high school, I wrote this phrase in a journal, yet the sentiment persists in haunting any ponderance of my university studies. Our books are caskets that carry dead words of the past. Opening them, we may […]
Article I of our Constitution creates the legislative branch and entrusts it with powers critical to our government’s operation. It grants Congress the power to make laws, declare war, control the purse, and remove executive and judicial branch members through impeachment and trial in the Senate. The Founders intentionally assigned these powers to the legislature […]
In George Washington’s undelivered first draft of his first inaugural address, he answered the accusation that he was running for political office to enrich himself. “Divine Providence hath not seen fit,” he wrote, “that my blood should be transmitted or my name perpetuated by the endearing, though sometimes seducing channel of immediate offspring.” In explaining […]
In the 250 years since we declared independence from Great Britain, our nation has stood for the principles of democracy, equality, and freedom. The denial of representation enraged the first Americans, who belonged to a long tradition of representative government. Through its system of delegated and enumerated powers, the Constitution imposes significant limitations on the […]
On January 30, as I walked down McCosh Walk toward Sherrerd Hall, I heard a multitude of voices chanting, “Free, free Palestine!” I had learned earlier in the week that an “ICE Out” protest would be taking place, but I assumed the frigid temperature would discourage attendance. Yet, as I approached the protestors, I realized […]
In contemporary American politics, the news coverage of every major election typically focuses on a select few major issues, including the economy, foreign policy, and abortion. But in the 2024 election cycle, one salient issue dominated news coverage: immigration policy. After several decades of lenient immigration policy, America became harshly divided over the estimated 14 […]
After completing a law enforcement-based internship at a small state park this past summer, it struck me that, unlike being a judicial or finance intern behind a desk hunched over a computer, nothing I had learned at Princeton sufficiently prepared me for a job requiring face-to-face confrontations, real-world leadership, law enforcement procedure, or anything else […]
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