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In Service of Unborn Humans | OPINION

/June 15, 2020

Picture Credit: Monica Elizabeth, WikiMedia   The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone.   A recent Nassau Weekly article, “Access For All: A Reflection on Reproductive Rights at Princeton,” by a member of Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice (PSRJ), explains the club’s proposal to install vending machines that would offer […]

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Do you know who I am? | OPINION

/June 2, 2020

The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. I’m a woman, and I’m a conservative. I believe in the Second Amendment rights promised to all Americans because my ancestors fled from countries where an unarmed citizenry was doomed to the darkness of oppression. Yet when the Pulse nightclub shooting rocked my […]

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Holy Waters: An Exploration of Muir’s Theological Conservationism | OPINION

/May 27, 2020

Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons   The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone.   There is immense tension between nature and mankind. It is increasingly difficult to maintain the delicate balance of appreciating the world’s natural wonders and harnessing their power.  In 1908, Congress voted to approve Hetch Hetchy, a dam […]

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The Necessary Premises of Leftist Environmentalism

and /March 25, 2020

The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. All ideologies derive from certain principles which others do not accept; otherwise they would not be ideologies, but patently obvious truths, accessible and accepted by all.  Behind the controversy about environmental policy lies an ideological divide which will prevent further discourse if we […]

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Fossil Fuel Divestment: A Step Backwards

/March 25, 2020

Photo Credit: Fossil Free UC   The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. It would be tempting to dismiss the Fossil Fuel Divestment movement at Princeton as just the latest example of environmental tokenism to sweep Princeton, but that would miss the mark. Paper straws and canned drinking water are […]

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Ask Anscombe: Is Virginity a Social Construct?

/December 28, 2019

The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Anscombe, Is virginity a social construct? It may on the outset seem reasonable to first establish a definition of virginity before answering the question. A widely-accepted definition of a virgin is “someone who has not had sex,” but this is a flawed […]

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In The Balance: Why Democracies Need Conservative Parties

/December 28, 2019

Bundestag. Courtesy of Susanne Nilsson via Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Sometimes, it seems that the left would just like conservatives to disappear. Traditional inter-party rivalries have turned into toxic ideological struggles, with many partisans believing that the other side will impose their cultural values on an […]

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