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Robert George, Polish Law, and the Obsession with Discourse

“It is fantastic that Professor George supports free speech and open discourse—his track record on that subject speaks for itself—and he is correct that this law’s criminalization of speech should be loudly condemned; however, it is not enough to defend free speech by itself.”

by Ethan Sterenfeld on February 25, 2018February 24, 2018

Georgia Canon and the Blue Wave

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

by Andrew Zacks on January 5, 2021February 14, 2021

Save Me San Francisco

An analysis of the increasing centrality of San Francisco to Democratic party politics.

by Elliot Weil on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020

Freedom from Freedom

At the campaign’s end: relief.

by Rachel Wilson on November 7, 2012March 22, 2013

When Sustainability Isn’t Sexy

“Does the ‘look’ of sustainability, a sort of glamorous image expressed in the carefully crafted brand of environmental nonprofits, obscure all the unassuming pockets of sustainability?”

by Julia Stern on November 2, 2023

Political Figures

A meditation on political personalities and the importance of policy.

by Peter Taylor on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

Nothing Recycled

“Last spring, five Princeton undergraduates founded Woke Wednesdays, a podcast dedicated to issues of race on Ivy League campuses and across America.”

by Ethan Sterenfeld on December 3, 2017December 3, 2017

PERIODPALOOZA

The politics of periods and how two students are reframing our conceptions of menstruation through social justice.

by Katherine Fleming, Preeti Iyer on March 11, 2018March 11, 2018

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.”

by Tamar Willis on March 5, 2017March 5, 2017

The Cheapening of the Left

In the age of online activism, a writer considers how progressivism has become fashionable.

by Elliot Weil on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Workers’ Town Hall

“Service workers are fundamentally underpaid in light of the rising cost of living in New Jersey. The wages that they receive, while on an hourly rate higher than most other service workers, do not reflect the fact that they live in the fifth most expensive state in the country… Change is possible, but only through collective action. We hope that the student body will turn out on May 9th to demonstrate to the University that the community stands in solidarity with workers.”

by Alec Israeli, Princeton Young Democratic Socialists, Rebecca Ngu on May 6, 2018May 7, 2018

All About the Money: On Fiscal Republicans’ Anti-Choice Rhetoric

A Nass writer speculates about what the political right stands to gain from overturning Roe v. Wade.

by Amanda Kural on November 16, 2023


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