Last fall, I had the pleasure of taking retiring Professor William C. Jordan’s final offering of HIS 367, “English Constitutional History,” a staple of Princeton’s history curriculum that has been offered for over a century. The class met in a first floor lecture room in McCosh Hall, right behind the spot where anti-Israel protestors have […]
America has an Ivy League problem. With each day comes a new ridiculous headline or opinion poll showing how Ivy League students, alumni, and administrators are growing increasingly out of touch with common sense. This growing divergence, coupled with the disproportionate influence of Ivy League graduates in the public sphere, has sparked new levels of […]
On Sunday, December 9, 2023, former Princeton Tory Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Orbuch ’25 was elected Publisher of the 40th Managing Board. She selected editor Benjamin Woodard ’25 to serve as Editor-in-Chief. Orbuch is excited to assume her new role, but she also understands the immense responsibility it entails, given the current campus climate. “We are living […]
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to […]
This past Sunday marked the 277th anniversary of Princeton’s founding. It should have been a day full of excitement, a day of celebration and reaffirmation of the value of an American liberal arts education. Sadly, the past few weeks have offered no occasion for celebration. In the wake of Hamas’ evil attacks on Israeli civilians, […]
In a quote often attributed to Martin Luther, the 16th-century reformer argues that “the Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.” To him, quality work is more reflective of our Creator than a cheap nod to the […]
The Constitution had a great week at the Supreme Court. In the span of 24 hours, the Court prohibited the violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA v. Harvard), reaffirmed the First Amendment’s prohibition on compelled speech in 303 […]
The Problem of Viewing States as “Battlegrounds” When my home city of Atlanta was founded in 1837, it served as a railroad terminus for the Western & Atlantic railroad, linking the infant city to Chattanooga, Tennessee. What started as a small train hub quickly grew into one of the most influential cities in the South. […]
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the […]
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