SpaceX’s livestream of “Starman” in space The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. With private companies like SpaceX on the brink of being able to provide reliable space travel, the fantasy of exploring the vast cosmos beyond the Moon has grown closer to reality. We approach a new age of […]
Courtesy of Don Sniegowski via Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. American soft power is in terminal decline – or so we have been told. The Council on Foreign Relations has decried the “the swift decline of American soft power.” The New Republic trumpets that “we are witnessing […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In his 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Holocaust survivor and author of Night Elie Wiesel spoke pointedly against neutrality at times of moral crisis. “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Anscombe, Is pornography bad for you and why? Even before we get to the question of whether porn is helpful or harmful, let’s talk about just how widespread it is in our society. At least thirty percent of all internet data transfer […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Throughout the endless bickering and infighting that has characterized the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, one politician’s astute observation has been overlooked. Michael Roth, Germany’s Deputy Foreign Minister, did not mince words when he exclaimed that Brexit is a “big sh*t […]
What a Deal! Grace Koh ’20 The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Grace Koh
McCosh Hall, Princeton University. Courtesy of Bosc d’Anjou via Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The American academy is failing, and Harvard is to blame. A structured curriculum, developed over centuries, educated everyone from Thomas Aquinas to Hegel to John Witherspoon. The classical education, however, has been […]
“Education” Christopher Huh ’21 The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Christopher Huh
A Princeton precept. Courtesy of Tori Repp. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. College conservatives are often afraid to express their opinions to their friends or classmates, and I understand this concern: why position yourself to be criticized, laughed at, and even ridiculed when you want to get good […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Growing up in America, most of us are asked at some point, either in school or by an adult in our lives: “what does the ‘American Dream’ mean to you?” This can be a challenging question to answer, resulting in arguments over small […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. It is never desirable to be accused of moralism. We don’t want to be beholden to the stuffy demands of a grandparent who embraces the last vestiges of a Puritan heritage. Even if the word “morality” is generally understood, the concept today no […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Last week, a friend and I were walking together through Central Park in New York City. It was the first time we had both been there, and we hadn’t seen each other since we had both gotten out of the Marines nearly two […]
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