Category: Politics

Princeton Is Never Neutral

In the early hours of a Friday in the spring of 1978, two hundred and ten Princeton students piled into Nassau Hall and occupied it for twenty-seven hours.

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Hey Girl

First impressions of our First Lady.

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Banning the Box

Inside the coalition aiming to eliminate Princeton University’s questioning of applicants’ criminal histories, and the broader decarceration movement.

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The Strand

“My fellow Americans…”

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The Character of Princeton

“The town claims these sites as essential to their identity, forming gateways to enter into their unique area of New Jersey. But the sites belong to Princeton University, whose influence is world renowned, far surpassing that of the town. How can the town genuinely foster these sites into the fabric of its identity, while they contribute more to the University’s character rather than its own?”

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The Incremental Approach

A look at the astonishing career of Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

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This Election Thing

On character judgments & choosy politics.

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A Problem of Privilege

“Girls aren’t educated at the same rates as boys? Government is in a constant state of unrest? It’s okay—the affluent white person can help.”

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Rest is Peace

Reflections on a national tragedy, on a fractured window in a palace in time.

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Nixon’s Ghost

What separates Trump from his predecessors is his willingness, and the willingness of his supporters, to give up any pretense of subtly or slyness. Trump’s campaign, despite what the headlines say, is not unprecedented in this way. It has simply set at center stage the racial politics that Republicans have long trafficked in but preferred to dress in finer rhetorical disguises.

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A Note on Dobbs v. Jackson and Brexit

What might Brexit teach us about the political ramifications of Dobbs v. Jackson?

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Georgia Canon and the Blue Wave

A writer reflects on his home state’s political climate leading up to the 2020 Senate Runoff Elections.

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