Lincoln once said that “we cannot escape history.” For that reason, I understand the instinct to delve into the imperfections of our Constitution and national past and recognize that our failings are part of our story just as much as…
In the popular imagination and in that of its students, is about progress. Technological innovation and new ideas are the coins of the realm. Students come here to meet new people and move beyond old attachments and passively accept the…
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…
Photo courtesy of Alpha Stock Images The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In my capacity as a reporter for The Princeton Tory, I covered the recent Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) aligned…