The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The irony is palpable—discussions about how to discuss are becoming heated and futile all at once. American universities are having an existential crisis on how to handle this contentious little phrase, “free speech”—a phrase that is either dragged through the mud or placed […]
When approaching the contemplation and discourse of politics, it is valuable to first consider why to invest thought in the process at all. There are millions of wonderful things in the world that would delight in the pleasure of our attention. Why is it, then, that we select this particular subject as one of the […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Recent events have shown that Facebook, Twitter, and the like are not the gentle giants that we often take them to be. The congressional hearings into these companies’ behavior should serve as a wake-up call to Americans who have regarded them as omniscient […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Imagine these two scenarios: There was once a country with the largest oil reserves in the world, where infrastructure, the health system, the entertainment world, the education, among others, was number 1 in its continent. Immigrants from throughout the world—Germans, Spanish, Italians, Lebanese, […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Nearly four centuries ago, Francis Cooke was literally sailing for his life. In a 100-foot boat with over 130 other passengers, he spent five months at sea sailing from one side of the Atlantic to the other. Storms and severe sickness would not […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. “A man who bleeds from his genitals every month has a medical problem,” my philosophy professor once quipped while discussing Plato’s Meno, “yet a woman who bleeds every month is healthy.” While there is a unified concept of health, Plato argued, how it […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Socrates, coming across Modernigias staring pensively into the Woody Woo Fountain, begins to question him. SOCRATES: What, my dear friend, brings you to gaze upon this bronze fountain? MODERNIGIAS: To experience the pleasure of its unpredictable meanderings. SOCRATES: Do you speak Greek? MODERNIGIAS: […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In April 2015, the Obama administration and five other world powers reached an agreement with Iran to lift economic sanctions in exchange for reductions in the Iranian nuclear weapons program. Negotiating with the United States, Russia, China, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. If you’ve been on campus since fall 2016, you’ve probably seen some colorful flyers with strong language posted on bulletin boards and at bus stops announcing one position or another on graduate student unionization. I’d like to write about the potential benefits of […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Gridlock in recent years between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill has led to increasing focus on the intricate process used to move major legislation through Congress. In 2009-10, Democratic leaders wielding significant majorities in both chambers encountered major hurdles in passing Obamacare […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. At Princeton, we are fortunate enough to have an abundance of structures designed to support students during hard times. Outside of the rigor of papers, problems sets, and precepts, the University offers services such as the Office of Career Services, the Carl A. […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part dialogue on personhood by RJ Snell and Matthew Penza. “RJ” and “Matthew” in the dialogue are fictionalized versions of the authors. Matthew may have written or modified significant portions of RJ’s speech, and vice […]
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