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 […]
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 […]
Beatrice Prince (‘28): I met Charlie Kirk this summer outside the White House while I was interning for Senator Tom Cotton. I had followed him for nearly ten years, but that day he became real to me. He didn’t just shake my hand and move on; he stopped, smiled, and spoke to me with a […]
On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University. He was murdered while engaging in good-faith dialogue with college students – the proper, tried-and-true way of practicing politics in a republic. He leaves behind a widowed wife and two young children. His death is a tragedy for his family and the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy began rapping Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” during the Iowa State Fair, many were rightfully confused. Why would a highly accomplished individual who seeks to occupy the highest office in the land do something so over-the-top? The answer is that Ramaswamy understands the importance of connecting conservative values to likable people. […]
This is a guest write-in addressed to the Princeton Class of 2025. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Class of ’25: Did you appreciate the clever way you were introduced to Princeton? Did you recognize that your orientation video was […]
Image courtesy of Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Nearly two years ago, the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests occupied a brief moment of prominence in the American mainstream media. The introduction of the Chinese extradition bill in Hong Kong, intended to permit the transfer of suspected […]
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