Every few years, Washington restages the same drama. The United States government approaches its statutory debt limit, negotiations stall, markets grow nervous, and politicians declare that the country will soon...
Contemporary Humanities and the Spectre of the “Canon”
“I walk with Plato in my pocket, but I proceed into the world with my eyes wide shut.” In high school, I wrote this phrase in a journal, yet the...
Opinion
Why America Should Abolish the Debt Ceiling
Every few years, Washington restages the same drama. The United States government approaches its statutory debt limit, negotiations stall, markets grow nervous, and politicians declare that the country will soon...
Contemporary Humanities and the Spectre of the “Canon”
“I walk with Plato in my pocket, but I proceed into the world with my eyes wide shut.” In high school, I wrote this phrase in a journal, yet the...
Why Congress Must Reclaim Authority From The Executive Branch
Article I of our Constitution creates the legislative branch and entrusts it with powers critical to our government’s operation. It grants Congress the power to make laws, declare war, control...
News
James Madison Program Hosts Discussion on Charlie Kirk Assassination
On September 16th, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted a panel discussion in response to Mr. Charlie Kirk’s assassination with Professors Greg Conti and Frances Lee. Professor Robert George organized...
Tell the Tory: Princetonians Reflect on the Life of Charlie Kirk
Beatrice Prince (‘28): I met Charlie Kirk this summer outside the White House while I was interning for Senator Tom Cotton. I had followed him for nearly ten years, but...
Princeton Students Mock, Pray in Anonymous Reactions to the Charlie Kirk Assassination
On Wednesday, September 10, conservative leader Charlie Kirk was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University. Here at Princeton, students took to the popular anonymous posting app Fizz to...
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Policy
Why America Should Abolish the Debt Ceiling
Every few years, Washington restages the same drama. The United States government approaches its statutory debt limit, negotiations stall, markets grow nervous, and politicians declare that the country will soon...
Why Congress Must Reclaim Authority From The Executive Branch
Article I of our Constitution creates the legislative branch and entrusts it with powers critical to our government’s operation. It grants Congress the power to make laws, declare war, control...
Restoring Free Speech on Social Media
In the 250 years since we declared independence from Great Britain, our nation has stood for the principles of democracy, equality, and freedom. The denial of representation enraged the first...
Culture
Contemporary Humanities and the Spectre of the “Canon”
“I walk with Plato in my pocket, but I proceed into the world with my eyes wide shut.” In high school, I wrote this phrase in a journal, yet the...
A Call to Celebration: George Washington’s Birthday at Princeton
In George Washington’s undelivered first draft of his first inaugural address, he answered the accusation that he was running for political office to enrich himself. “Divine Providence hath not seen...
Rangers and Dangers: My Summer at a State Park
After completing a law enforcement-based internship at a small state park this past summer, it struck me that, unlike being a judicial or finance intern behind a desk hunched over...
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