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The Necessary Premises of Leftist Environmentalism

and /March 25, 2020

The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. All ideologies derive from certain principles which others do not accept; otherwise they would not be ideologies, but patently obvious truths, accessible and accepted by all.  Behind the controversy about environmental policy lies an ideological divide which will prevent further discourse if we […]

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Fossil Fuel Divestment: A Step Backwards

/March 25, 2020

Photo Credit: Fossil Free UC   The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. It would be tempting to dismiss the Fossil Fuel Divestment movement at Princeton as just the latest example of environmental tokenism to sweep Princeton, but that would miss the mark. Paper straws and canned drinking water are […]

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Ask Anscombe: Is Virginity a Social Construct?

/December 28, 2019

The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Anscombe, Is virginity a social construct? It may on the outset seem reasonable to first establish a definition of virginity before answering the question. A widely-accepted definition of a virgin is “someone who has not had sex,” but this is a flawed […]

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In The Balance: Why Democracies Need Conservative Parties

/December 28, 2019

Bundestag. Courtesy of Susanne Nilsson via Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Sometimes, it seems that the left would just like conservatives to disappear. Traditional inter-party rivalries have turned into toxic ideological struggles, with many partisans believing that the other side will impose their cultural values on an […]

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The Saturday Essay: Against Pornography

/December 28, 2019

The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The #MeToo movement exposed a number of liberal Hollywood executives and actors as sex criminals. This should come as no surprise. The obscene and degrading media that is pornography—the stuff of “empowerment,” according to many leftists—is partly to blame for the #MeToo problem.  […]

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Don’t Judge Historical Figures through a Modern Moral Lens

/December 27, 2019

Woodrow Wilson School. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. With October’s dedication of “Double Sights,” an installation which recognizes Woodrow Wilson’s complex legacy, placed outside of the school named after him, the national debate over the legacy of historical figures has returned to the center […]

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