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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Courtesy of Pixabay The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Families exist as a core building block our society. They intertwine multiple generations into a unit that not only works to preserve and better itself, but to project its values into the rest of the community and lift up neighbors […]
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 […]
2016 Electoral College results alongside President Donald J. Trump. Courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Flickr.com, modified by Daniel Schwarzhoff The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Fifteen states plus Washington, D.C. have adopted the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a promise to award all of a state’s electors in a […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The Great Chief Justice, John Marshall, is so reverently titled for a variety of reasons. While his intellectual fortitude and analytical rigor have been nearly unmatched in the centuries since his service, his greatest impact on the Court is not found in these […]
Courtesy of the National Park Service. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The success of our liberal democracy requires a mutual sense of empathy between all citizens. The rights and liberties of every person depend upon their toleration by others as well as a recognition that each person perceives […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. It is a common grievance of the modern political era that too much of American law is too deeply entangled with politics. We routinely accuse judges of harboring ulterior political motives, chastise legal interest groups for attempting to circumvent the political process, and […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Anscombe, I recently read an article in Medium entitled “Does Marriage Even Make Sense Anymore?” The author writes that, on the one hand, the desire for marriage boils down to a desire for social validation and personal security – “we’re happier with […]
Minoan fresco. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. When I first told my friends about the title of this article, I received every response imaginable. Some said it was a good idea, others said that it would be difficult or controversial. But the most interesting […]
Norman Finkelstein, Courtesy of YouTube The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. I always thought that Princeton was different. I thought the academy, in its erudition, was resistant to a resurgent, global, and vicious anti-Semitism. Last week, I realized that I was wrong. But Jew-hatred didn’t just crash the party. […]
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