The Iran war is not the only conflict occupying the Trump administration’s attention these days; another major front is Trump’s war against the Ivy League. It has been the administration’s longest battle to date, as they continue to fire shots at academia across the bow. The Department of War, led by Princeton alumnus Secretary of […]
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 default on its financial obligations. Cable news airs countdown clocks to the so-called “X-date,” when the Treasury will run out of borrowing authority. Eventually, after […]
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 the purse, and remove executive and judicial branch members through impeachment and trial in the Senate. The Founders intentionally assigned these powers to the legislature […]
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 Americans, who belonged to a long tradition of representative government. Through its system of delegated and enumerated powers, the Constitution imposes significant limitations on the […]
On January 30, as I walked down McCosh Walk toward Sherrerd Hall, I heard a multitude of voices chanting, “Free, free Palestine!” I had learned earlier in the week that an “ICE Out” protest would be taking place, but I assumed the frigid temperature would discourage attendance. Yet, as I approached the protestors, I realized […]
In contemporary American politics, the news coverage of every major election typically focuses on a select few major issues, including the economy, foreign policy, and abortion. But in the 2024 election cycle, one salient issue dominated news coverage: immigration policy. After several decades of lenient immigration policy, America became harshly divided over the estimated 14 […]
This past September, a proud alumnus of Princeton University gave one of the most significant and consequential speeches of the 21st century. The speech was held in Quantico, Virginia, and it thoroughly outlined the extensive overhaul of the Department of Defense, as it was previously known. Pete Hegseth, on September 30th, 2025, the newly-declared Secretary […]
What follows is a transcript of an interview with Professor Robert P. George, conducted by Ethan Grover (’26) and Lauren Zuravel (’28) on October 27, 2025. They sat down to discuss Professor George’s perspective on the most pressing issues in bioethics. Ethan and Lauren: Just as a background, how do you define bioethics, and how […]
Barry Goldwater, former Republican Presidential nominee, once said, “Where will it end? Will we permit all computerized systems to interlink nationwide so that every detail of our personal lives can be assembled instantly for use by a single bureaucrat or institution?” That was in 1974. Goldwater wouldn’t be able to search the World Wide Web […]
The Trump administration’s decision to neutralize Iran’s nuclear facilities was a heroic, necessary, and indispensable act of global leadership. In just 12 days, the United States and Israel halted the nuclear ambitions of the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, achieving this–thank God–with zero American casualties. However, to the Princeton School of Public & International […]
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 […]
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 […]
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