Posts by Adam Hoffman
English Dept. Joins Princeton Committee on Palestine to Co-Host Activist Accused of Antisemitism | NEWS
On February 8th, 2023, the Department of English and the Princeton Committee on Palestine will host activist Mohammed El-Kurd as the Edward W. Said ’57 Memorial Lecture Fund speaker. The decision of the English Department to invite El-Kurd, who has a history of antisemitism in his writing and public addresses, has sparked outcry across campus…
Read MorePrinceton OIP Lists “Palestine,” But Not “Israel” | NEWS
As of November 28, 2022, the webpage of Princeton’s Office of International Programs lists “Palestine” as a country under its search functions for international internships. According to the site, Princeton offers a program at the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University, which is located in the country of “Palestine.” The site does…
Read MorePrinceton Offers “Black Queer BDSM” Course | NEWS
Princeton University will offer a course titled “Black + Queer in Leather: Black Leather/BDSM Material Culture” in the Spring 2023 semester. The course will study how Black Queer BDSM material culture resists contextualization in relationship to biographical narratives. “Black + Queer in Leather” will be taught by Tiona Nekkia McClodden, a Princeton…
Read MoreUniversity Office Endorses Abortion, Expresses Support for “people who can get pregnant” | NEWS
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that laws regulating abortion belong to individual states in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the University released a statement disapproving of the Court’s decision and supporting abortion as an “essential and fundamental right.” The statement was published in an email by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion…
Read MoreNew Nassau: The Rebirth of Princeton | Opinion
Stanford philosopher Rene Girard theorized that communities are formed through a process of scapegoating. To solve intragroup conflict, people will assign exclusive blame to a single individual, the scapegoat, whom they unite to rally against. Though the scapegoat does not deserve his punishment, the process unites people to form a community, and its associated story…
Read MoreWhat Do I Do in College? | OPINION
On a recent trip home, a family friend asked me how I maintain my conservative beliefs in an aggressively progressive environment. In that moment, I gave him the boilerplate answer. But on further reflection, I realized that I owed it to him – and myself – to dig deeper. I hope he will allow this…
Read MoreOn The Daily Princetonian’s News Biases | OPINION
The Princeton Progressive, Princeton’s leftist political publication, has gone dormant. Why? Because The Daily Princetonian has stolen its mantle. Consider the Prince’s treatment of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)-aligned Referendum No. 3. According to the Prince’s reporting, a contested interpretation of a USG constitutional rule is a matter of fact – a decision that…
Read MoreThe Unintended Effects of Conservative Speakers | OPINION
Image courtesy of Princeton University The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. After de jure limitations on free speech on college campuses spurred corrective policies, University administrators and advocates of free speech must now construct protections against de facto limitations. My experience at Princeton hosting conservative intellectuals has…
Read MoreCritical Race Theory Issue | Publisher’s Note
Image courtesy of Rnla.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Tories, As Princetonians, we are of the university. The language of theory and high-flown academic parlance ought to be native to us. Yet, I challenge critical race theory or CRT. What does it mean, as…
Read MoreReligion Edition | PUBLISHER’S NOTE
Image courtesy of Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Tories, At the Tory and as conservatives, we have a defined epistemological position. We believe that tradition is collected wisdom that has stood the test of time. Though not all of us identify with Edmond…
Read MoreIsrael Issue | PUBLISHER’S NOTE
Image courtesy of the Pew Research Center The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Tories, This past spring, thousands of rockets launched from Gaza rained down on Israel. This attack followed thousands of rockets being launched against Israel in the summer of 2014, and the winter…
Read MoreA Defense of the Truth: Whig Clio Constrained Conservative Speech | OPINION
(Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Editor’s Note: This piece was originally submitted to The Daily Princetonian for publication on January 10, 2021. After significant delays in the editorial process, it was withdrawn from consideration by the author and published in The Princeton…
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