The Democrats can blame whomever they want for their recent losses in the midterm elections. And while they may blame President Obama’s abysmal approval ratings, a nation scarred by a seemingly never-ending list of crises, a partisan Congress or a more cunning Republican Party, the culprits are the Democrats themselves.
One night last year when I was showering in the women’s bathroom I heard a large group of shouting guys massing in the hallway outside on their way to the stairs. I rinsed off but stayed in the dripping shower stall, waiting for everyone to clear out. The thought of walking through a crowd of drunk men wearing just a towel made me uneasy. Suddenly some guy started banging on the door of the women’s bathroom and yelling. To my terror the keypad started beeping.
There are certain texts from which one can derive new meaning and value upon every occasion of reading and re-reading. There’s the Declaration of Independence, The Great Gatsby, and the Bible. It is not surprising that one might encounter this sort of masterpiece during four years at Princeton. And lo and behold, in what was only my first week here, one was slipped under my door.
To coexist and to talk are not the same as to act. Creating a shared society will require tremendous effort to break down the structural barriers that separate Jews and Arabs from participating as equals in economic and social life.
Despite the initial catastrophe of the Healthcare.gov rollout last fall, the implementation of Obamacare bounced back and represents nothing like the bureaucratic nightmare once feared by conservatives.
The Princeton Progressive is back! Here’s what the new editors have to say.
How cognitive psychology can help us make sense of the discourse surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict in its most recent instantiation.
On the challenges of campus activism in the age of social media.
Every so often, the Economist publishes a piece from its editorial board that is simply astonishing—and not in a good way.
The following article is a work of satire; all quotes and descriptions within are libel and slander.