The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Princeton prides itself on providing students exposure to a multitude of diverse views. The admissions site itself quotes Dean of Admissions Karen Richardson as saying, “When students from different backgrounds lend their voices and talents to the academic and social fabric of […]
In Person Voting Will Be Limited This Election Cycle (Photo Credit: Wikimedia) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The new challenges of the coronavirus pandemic have prompted a broad, national conversation regarding the utility and functionality of our elections. While this hallmark of civic engagement is ordinarily […]
Violence, defended as an expression of speech, has destroyed businesses. (Photo Credit: Flickr) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. As a citizen of America, you have the right to speak your opinion; however, in light of recent riots, it is vital to recognize that there are limitations […]
Facebook CEA Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The conversation surrounding free speech in the United States has increasingly revolved around internet as a forum welcoming of all speech and expression. As internet access and popularity has grown, much of […]
Photo Credit: Michael Candelori/Flickr The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In the mid-20th century, a small group of political activists forged a heterogeneous coalition to support the Republican Party and elect Ronald Reagan as President, and they shaped the American right for two generations. Today, a nascent group of […]
Princeton Philosophy Department, Photo Credit: WikiMedia Commons The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. A recent open letter by the Princeton University faculty has provoked concerns, yet again, that institutions may be encroaching against freedom of thought and expression in their efforts to protect those who are marginalized by racism. […]
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In a recent op-ed published in the Daily Princetonian, Dylan Galt disapproves of current comparisons to communist regimes. He has valid reasons: he was raised in communist China. My story is similar. I don’t want to employ identity politics […]
Pictured: UC Berkeley – Sproul Hall, Photo Credit: Wally Gobetz The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. There is deep irony underlying today’s progressive movement. While progressives claim to fight systemic racism and represent society’s most vulnerable, their policies achieve exactly what they claim to find so morally […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Recently the editorial board of the Daily Princetonian published an opinion article signed by the entire editorial board advocating for the severing of ties with local municipal law enforcement including the Princeton Police Department (PPD) and to cease utilizing sworn police officers […]
Picture Credit: Monica Elizabeth, WikiMedia The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. A recent Nassau Weekly article, “Access For All: A Reflection on Reproductive Rights at Princeton,” by a member of Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice (PSRJ), explains the club’s proposal to install vending machines that would offer […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. I’m a woman, and I’m a conservative. I believe in the Second Amendment rights promised to all Americans because my ancestors fled from countries where an unarmed citizenry was doomed to the darkness of oppression. Yet when the Pulse nightclub shooting rocked my […]
Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. There is immense tension between nature and mankind. It is increasingly difficult to maintain the delicate balance of appreciating the world’s natural wonders and harnessing their power. In 1908, Congress voted to approve Hetch Hetchy, a dam […]
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