Posts by Karis Yi '16
Sikhism and the Changing Electoral Demographic
This discussion of the American Sikh population as a voting group is significant as it sheds light on the importance of integrating minorities into society and signals for future candidates to target lesser-known voting blocs that together can be a sizeable force in future elections.
Read MoreThe Pragmatic Case for Guns
. Freedom of speech is another great example: there’s intrinsic value in being able to say what you want to say, and that is enough for me to warrant a general right to free speech.
Not so with the right to bear arms. On the right to bear arms, I’m almost completely a pragmatist. And yet, I still find myself (albeit often reluctantly) on the side against gun control.
Marriage’s Role in Income Inequality
Conservatives must not ignore income inequality, but must present the alternative narrative of its cause. For too long, liberals have dominated the conservation, painting it as a result of hare-brained Republican policies.
Read MorePushing Wilson off His Pedestal
While I am not advocating starting a campaign to rename the major and residential college, it is important to recognize all aspects of Wilson’s presidency. Not merely because it is unfortunate that an iniquitous man is so prominently honored, but also expunging the faults of past leaders leads to an unrealistic belief in the goodness of our government.
Read MorePublisher’s Letter: Virtue and Moral Education
Last November, New York Times columnist David Brooks visited campus to speak on his April 2001 article in The Atlantic, “The Organization Kid.”
Read MoreRepublican Women: Not a Paradox
Republican women are in a tight spot. For the past two years, the liberal establishment has been telling Americans that we are fighting a civil war: The Republican War Against Women.
Read MoreRethinking How We Make a Difference
I am part of a movement. Many people are not even aware it exists—I certainly didn’t know about it until I arrived on Princeton’s campus my freshman year.
Read MoreModern Television and Political Ideology
Confession: I watch more TV now than I did in high school. That doesn’t really mean much, since I didn’t really give myself much time to watch TV in those days.
Read MoreThe Tree that Pruned Itself: An Allegory
Once upon a time, in the midst of a giant briar patch which extended as far as the eye could see, a tree sprang up.
Read MoreHumility, Identity
“We are the 1%,” said President Tilghman at Opening Ceremonies at the start of this year. And indeed we – the members of the Princeton community
Read MorePublisher’s Letter: Problematizing Affirmative Action
Last month, the Supreme Court heard the case of Abigail Fisher, a recent Louisiana State University graduate who applied and was not admitted to the University of Texas four years ago.
Read MoreBanning Pamphlets? It’s Common Sense
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense made a compelling case for American freedom, but if Paine and his supporters had decided to freely associate as a corporation in their advocacy too close to an election, until recently their speech would have been unconstitutional.
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