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  • Principles Are the Antidote to Politics

    Principles Are the Antidote to Politics0

    Only four percent  “of US adults say the political system is working extremely or very well.” Sixty-five percent say we “always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics.” Yet, we keep doubling down, thinking that more attention on politics will somehow fix what ails society. In 2020, candidates spent over $14 billion seeking the presidency. This was

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  • Princeton Prof: Why it’s Dangerous to Overlook the Past

    Princeton Prof: Why it’s Dangerous to Overlook the Past1

    Not long ago, my colleague Daniel Lattier suggested that a new logical fallacy has been lurking around town. This fallacy, he wrote, could be labeled “ad nostalgiam.” A person commits this fallacy when she reflexively accuses someone of nostalgia for pointing out some particular thing was once better or superior. Revered Princeton professor, theologian, and

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  • Princeton Prof: The 3 Pillars of a Decent Society

    Princeton Prof: The 3 Pillars of a Decent Society0

    It’s clichéd but true to state that Americans are deeply divided politically. The division is so strong that there are now competing definitions for terms such as freedom, justice, progress, and, even, racism. If at our core, we cannot even understand each other, how in the world can we agree upon common goals? To that

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  • Princeton Prof Has the Ultimate Post about the Harriet Tubman $20

    Princeton Prof Has the Ultimate Post about the Harriet Tubman $200

    I admit it. I went online trying to find people spewing venom about Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s decision to replace Andrew Jackson’s image on the $20 with that of Harriet Tubman. Alas, I’m having a hard time finding any. Oh, I’m sure there will be a few people that will find fault in the decision.

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  • Princeton HR Scrubs Word ‘Man’ From Lexicon

    Princeton HR Scrubs Word ‘Man’ From Lexicon0

    Via the College Fix: The Princeton University HR department has largely wiped the word “man” from its vocabulary. The relatively new policy in effect at the Ivy League institution spells out the directive in a four-page memo that aims to make the department more gender inclusive. Instead of using “man,” employees are told to use

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  • Prince William and the Fatherhood Secret America Could Use

    Prince William and the Fatherhood Secret America Could Use0

    Over the weekend, Kensington Palace released a sweet picture in honor of Prince William’s birthday on June 21st. The photo featured William seated on a large, old-fashioned swing, his youngest son Louis on his lap, while his two older children, George and Charlotte, hang on behind him. William is flushed and laughing happily, while his

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