Posts by Jeremy Rosenthal '15
Small Departments at Princeton
Given the fact that there is evidently little interest for some of these disciplines, many have asked why these departments exist at all.
Read MorePrinceton, Religion, and Politics: The Politics of Humanism on Campus
Humanism, like many religions, promotes ethics, values, and human improvement – but uses reason exclusively as its foundation instead of divine revelation or some combination of the two.
Read MorePoint: Conservatives Should Support Increased U.S. Pressure on Israel
One cannot simultaneously advocate support for Israeli democracy and then deem its human rights record as above criticism.
Read MoreCounterpoint: Conservative Criticism of Israel is Unwarranted
Israel has repeatedly extended the olive branch in an attempt to create a Palestinian state, only to be summarily rejected by Palestinian leaders.
Read MoreCompassionate Conservatism: An interview with Marvin Olasky
Olasky’s definition draws out an aspect of compassionate conservatism that all conservatives agree on—its critique of the welfare state’s failure to help the poor.
Read MoreHollow: The Hook-up Culture at Princeton
The fundamental ways in which you conceive of yourself and other people can be crucially altered—sometimes in less-than-obvious ways—by sexual decisions made in college.
Read MorePublisher’s Letter: Community and Duty
Since I’ll be graduating in a few months, I’ve started thinking recently about the kind of relationship I will maintain with Princeton University once I walk out FitzRandolph Gate.
Read MoreRights-Based Stewardship: How the Government Should Go About Protecting the Environment
“Saving the planet” doesn’t require government regulation – often, good old-fashioned market solutions work just fine.
Read MoreOur Time for Choosing
The real risk for conservatives is that this election turns into a referendum on which candidate can better manage an ever-expanding welfare state.
Read MorePrinceton, Religion, and Politics: The Politics of Judaism on Campus
In my interviews with Jewish conservatives on campus, however, I found that faith plays only a marginal role in forming political opinions.
Read MoreLocked out of Wilson
It appears that many of the issues surrounding the keyless locks do not pertain to the locks themselves, but to the lack of clarity on implementation and communication from Housing in the process thus far.
Read MoreBalancing Work and Family Life: Insights from The Tree of Life
It is this tension between fighting to change one’s condition and accepting one’s situation that forms the central drama Terrance Malick investigates in his Academy Award-nominated film, The Tree of Life.
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