Sunday marked the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the end of a half-century of rule by the Assad family and the culmination of the country’s nearly 14-year-long civil war. Assad fled Damascus on Saturday evening after a coalition of rebel groups seized the capital in a lightning offensive that began in late November. […]
“Democrats need to…say, yes, there is misogyny, but it’s not just misogyny from white men. It’s misogyny from Hispanic men, it’s misogyny from black men.” That was MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough’s analysis of the November 5 election results. Indeed, many pundits and so-called academics on the left have pushed a similar narrative: namely that Trump’s win […]
On the morning of June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court was the last thing on my mind. In fact, at that time, I couldn’t have cared less about what the Court did. A friend from school was about to come over for a week, and, like a true Chinese parent, my mom insisted I clean […]
Most members of Congress, including former California Senator Kamala Harris, often draft legislation that serves as a signal to some of their constituents and donors, rather than as a genuine effort to pass meaningful laws. Kamala Harris introduced 132 bills and resolutions during her four-year tenure as a senator. However, many of her bills, including […]
On Tuesday, October 1, CBS hosted the Vice Presidential debate at CBS headquarters in New York City. I watched the debate on TV at Princeton, and what I saw impressed me. On nearly every issue, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) demonstrated command of the facts and dominated Governor Tim Walz (D-MN). On immigration, Vance correctly noted […]
During the Republican National Convention in July, Donald Trump selected Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate. Media outlets discussed Vance as a possibility leading up to the convention, so Trump’s decision was not a total surprise. However, the choice is a bit puzzling. It suggests that Trump may be overconfident in his chances […]
In the wake of Hamas’ barbaric terror attack on October 7, 2023, the conflict between Israel and Hamas has received much attention. Discussions in conservative circles surrounding the current war have produced a common contention: Israel is a beacon of democracy defending itself against terrorist actors and protecting its national sovereignty. Indeed, Israel has been […]
Lawdan Bazargan is an activist and former political prisoner from Iran who is organizing a push for Princeton to fire Seyed Hossein Mousavian, currently on staff at Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security. Mousavian is a former Iranian diplomat who has been accused of involvement in the assassinations of Iranian dissidents in Germany. Late […]
The Princeton Tory is excited to launch a “Letters” section this semester. For the first time, the Tory asked members of the student body for short responses to a selected question. The first such question was “Should religious beliefs shape policy?” Students were free to approach this question from a personal, theoretical, legal, historical, or […]
In the year since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center, the Left has continually decried the current Supreme Court as a right-leaning activist body grasping for power in order to imperil basic rights. Countless conservative commentators have responded by pointing out the irony of defining “power-hungry activism” as “sending power back to the states” and […]
The past month has been one of immense reckoning for the Princeton University community. Hamas’ barbaric rampage against Jewish civilians on October 7 (now referred to in Israel as “Black Shabbat”) has had a devastating effect on Jewish students – upon the feeling of security that fortifies both secular and observant students’ identities at this […]
In 2016, Trump snapped the nation’s attention back to the critical issues of this century. Our economy has left behind the whole manufacturing sector. Progressives have captured our media, our cultural institutions, even the corporate boardroom. Our state’s capacity to handle international crisis is crumbling after repeated failed military interventions abroad. Migrants are flooding the […]
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