Last December, former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a now-infamous rant about the supposed decay of American culture. With his signature populist edge, he claimed the United States “venerates mediocrity” and punishes ambition, arguing immigrants from Asia (and their American-born children) outperform multi-generational Americans because they come from […]
Earlier this year, I published an article sharply criticizing white nationalism, neo-Nazism, and the resurgence of paleoconservatism within the Republican Party. In retrospect, I made a significant rookie error: I conflated paleoconservatism with the fringe ideologies of white nationalism and neo-Nazism. This mischaracterization stemmed from a shallow understanding of paleoconservatism, which I had not yet […]
Everyone hates bureaucracy – especially the right. The second Trump administration has declared war on the federal bureaucracy with a renewed animus, establishing the Department of Government Efficiency to ostensibly root out wastefulness. On its surface, DOGE is a good idea. It is necessary, and should inspire broad sympathies from the American public. When people […]
Reviews of two recent movies and musings on the upcoming papal conclave. “We are not on earth as museum keepers, but to cultivate a flourishing garden of life and to prepare a glorious future. The Pope is dead. Long live the Pope!” – Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) Introduction Hidden in plain sight among […]
How has measles, a disease previously eliminated within the U.S., once again become a threat? The recent outbreak in Texas is especially concerning, considering we already have an effective tool against the virus: the Mumps, Measles, and Rubella vaccine (MMR vaccine). The MMR vaccine is 97% effective against measles even with just one shot. At […]
It was March 28th – Ivy Day 2024 – and the culmination of all my time and effort in high school. I was in awe of the opportunity presented to me. Princeton felt like something I could only dream about, but nothing I could ever actually achieve. Reading my acceptance letter, I no longer had […]
On March 20, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the federal Department of Education (DoE). Since the announcement, critics have flooded social media and opinion sections with pessimistic projections: small universities will die, the state of public K-12 schooling will fall into even greater disrepair, and civil rights protections will be rolled […]
In a wealthy society on the cusp of generation-defining technological advancement, a political party grapples with the kind of polarization that compels some pundits to predict imminent civil war. Western powers are fruitlessly fighting for influence in the Middle East. Back on the home front, a sizable contingent of religious Americans find themselves feeling alienated […]
Every Saturday, I walk past Nassau Hall on my way toward Witherspoon Street, drawn by the diversion of a hot cup of coffee and a quick lunch before returning to my classwork. Passing FitzRandolph Gate onto the sidewalk beside Nassau Street, I always encounter a small group of pro-Ukrainian protesters soliciting donations for the embattled […]
On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States, ushering in a new era of leadership with a cabinet marked by a blend of loyal allies, seasoned political figures, and bold outsider picks. Here, we—the former leaders of Princeton College Republicans—offer our thoughts on five of President […]
As President Ronald Reagan bid our nation farewell in 1989, he recalled an amusing anecdote from the South China Sea. The USS Midway aircraft carrier had spotted a small, ramshackle boat of Indonesian refugees, and as one of its sailors approached to assist them, he received a joyous greeting: “Hello, American sailor! Hello, freedom man!” […]
Manners are indispensable to a democratic society and therefore merit a degree of seriousness they are not presently afforded. The ensuing argument for manners will unfold in two parts. First, I will envision a Lockean democratic regime, consisting of free individuals, in which manners are absent in order to illustrate their significance. Second, I will […]
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