On April 15, I had the pleasure of hosting, on behalf of the Cliosophic Society, Ambassador John Bolton at Princeton’s Nassau Inn for a discussion entitled “The Room Where It...
America’s Growing Class Divide: A Fireside Chat with Charles Murray
This January, I had the pleasure of succeeding Tory publisher William Neumann as the Cliosophic Society (Clio) Chairman. Clio, the right-leaning society within Whig-Clio, regularly hosts notable conservative speakers. On...
Opinion
Patchwork Lost – A Critique of the Princeton University Art Museum’s American Art Wing
The American story is most truthfully seen as a patchwork quilt—a living tapestry in which countless threads, each distinct in color, texture, and origin, come together. Like a quilt, these...
A Case Against the War in Iran
On February 28th, Donald Trump announced that the United States would once again go to war in the Middle East, this time against Iran. Administration officials and sympathetic commentators have...
Reflections on Princeton’s Role in the Founding
As the country prepares for its 250th birthday, there are no shortage of celebratory events to attend. In my hometown of Philadelphia, for example, there have been historical reenactments and...
News
The Room Where It Happened: A Conversation With John Bolton
On April 15, I had the pleasure of hosting, on behalf of the Cliosophic Society, Ambassador John Bolton at Princeton’s Nassau Inn for a discussion entitled “The Room Where It...
America’s Growing Class Divide: A Fireside Chat with Charles Murray
This January, I had the pleasure of succeeding Tory publisher William Neumann as the Cliosophic Society (Clio) Chairman. Clio, the right-leaning society within Whig-Clio, regularly hosts notable conservative speakers. On...
James Madison Program Hosts Discussion on Charlie Kirk Assassination
On September 16th, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted a panel discussion in response to Mr. Charlie Kirk’s assassination with Professors Greg Conti and Frances Lee. Professor Robert George organized...
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Policy
A Case Against the War in Iran
On February 28th, Donald Trump announced that the United States would once again go to war in the Middle East, this time against Iran. Administration officials and sympathetic commentators have...
Restoring the Balance: Why Chevron Deference was Overturned
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...
President Trump’s Longest War And Its Effect On Those Currently Serving
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...
Culture
Patchwork Lost – A Critique of the Princeton University Art Museum’s American Art Wing
The American story is most truthfully seen as a patchwork quilt—a living tapestry in which countless threads, each distinct in color, texture, and origin, come together. Like a quilt, these...
Reflections on Princeton’s Role in the Founding
As the country prepares for its 250th birthday, there are no shortage of celebratory events to attend. In my hometown of Philadelphia, for example, there have been historical reenactments and...
A Terms of Respect Book Review
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...
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