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 […]
Image courtesy of Los Angeles Times The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. There has become a tendency within modern American political discourse to portray the so-called “culture war” – a pejorative term connoting Republican efforts to push back against the degradation of the American cultural fabric – […]
Image courtesy of Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Over this past summer, I was struck by a quote that said that the learning Jew hosts greater potential for personal growth, positive social impact, and religious continuity than the learned Jew. While I hesitate to […]
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In a 2018 op-ed in The Jerusalem Post, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren *84 *86 reflected upon a troubling development from his conversations with the American congressional delegation present in Jerusalem for the opening of the new US Embassy. While briefing prominent pro-Israel congressmen on […]
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In a 2016 contribution to Princeton Alumni Weekly, President Christopher Eisigruber ‘83 described Princeton as a “place where Jewish students and scholars can thrive.” But this past week, many Jewish students have questioned their place at Princeton. The recent violent clash between […]
Courtesy of pixabay.com In recent years, many elite universities have organized affinity-based graduation celebrations. They have served to commemorate minority graduates during university commencement exercises. These events have been criticized by leading conservatives as a form of segregation and part of “woke culture.” Columbia University’s School of Engineering has implemented affinity-based celebrations which, […]
Stone Contrasts Israel’s Pandemic Response with Our Own. (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Our nation, along with the rest of the industrialized world, is at a crossroads—and the fate of our citizenry hangs in the balance. March 2021 marks the first anniversary […]
Rep. Michelle Steel, pictured, is representative of a broader rightward shift among American ethnic minorities (Photo Credit: Wikimedia) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. News of a Biden victory has overwhelmed the airwaves, saturating television chyrons, and appeared across my social media feed. Defeat looks all but […]
Ross Perot 1992 run for president spoiled George HW Bush’s reelection. Photo Credit: AP The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The spirit of protest is natural to the American ethos. When unleashed, it has reaped catastrophic harm and emboldened the government to further intervene in our lives. When employed […]
Cancel Culture is Rotting Society (Photo Credit: Skypixel) In late August 2020, a report submitted to the Mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser, outlined a vision to reexamine the meaning, impact, and legacy of numerous American luminaries immortalized by symbolic tributes scattered throughout the city. It proposes that memorials dedicated to those persons who “author[ed]…legislation […]
In Person Voting Will Be Limited This Election Cycle (Photo Credit: Wikimedia) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The new challenges of the coronavirus pandemic have prompted a broad, national conversation regarding the utility and functionality of our elections. While this hallmark of civic engagement is ordinarily […]
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