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NEWS | “Maybe if we eradicated conservative students we wouldn’t have had this stupid series of takes where conservatives want to act like people disagreeing with their opinions is oppression."
Conservatives face threats on Tiger Confessions, the private Facebook group for Princeton students. Story by Christopher Kane '24, our Editor-in-Chief.
NEWS | As Princeton follows Columbia in holding affinity-based graduation ceremonies, conservatives slam the controversial events as "segregation" and a part of "woke culture".
OPINION | "Amazon’s employees and tens of millions of Americans across the country deserve tangible change. Otherwise, all of this talk by Republicans is just meaningless political pandering at the expense of the real needs of their constituents."
Matthew Wilson '24 takes on the "unholy alliance" between Wall Street and the Republican Party.
NEWS | The Tory spoke with Princeton students, club leaders, professors, and alumni to learn about their interactions with technology and explore how consumers might take back their agency from tech corporations.
OPINION | “As private corporations with private rights to free speech, they should take direct private responsibility for that speech and bear the consequences that come with it.”
Germaine Washington ‘22 argues that tech companies must be held accountable for user content posted on their platforms.
Read Washington’s incisive take on Big Tech’s hypocrisy. Read to learn about Big Tech’s impact on consumers, businesses, and the free exchange of ideas.
Check it out! Thanks to Xiyue Wang for coming on to discuss his captivity + U.S.-Iran relations, and to Billy Wade ‘23 for hosting this fascinating and inspiring conversation.
“I am glad Princeton affiliates were able to express their feelings, grieve, and hopefully, find closure at their anti-racism vigil. I only wish that Catholics were afforded the same right of assembly for Easter.”
A must read by our very own Abigail Anthony ‘23 in the National Review.
Whig Hall. Courtesy of whigclio.princeton.edu The American Whig-Cliosophic Society, or Whig-Clio as it is better known, has faced recurring accusations of anti-conservative bias in recent years. The society faced the Amy Wax controversy in 2018. Wax, a law professor at the University of Pennsylva...
This week, our fantastic podcast host Billy Wade ‘23 sat down with Xiyue Wang, a Princeton PhD student in the Department of History who was imprisoned by Iran for three years on baseless espionage charges. You won’t want to miss this wide-ranging and riveting discussion — check it out below or wherever else you get your podcasts.
OPINION | "We conservatives must dispel the American left’s baseless intersectional myths surrounding Israeli vaccine distribution, reject the global community’s obsequious embrace of the Palestinian narrative, and w**d out the dangerous cultural ramifications of antisemitism...an honest dialogue with our adversaries can only be achieved when grounded in Israel’s recognition as a moral, righteous, and compassionate nation."
In his latest for the Tory, Jared Stone '24 criticizes left-wing attacks on Israel's vaccine distribution.
Read Opinion Editor Jared Stones take on why Israel has been so successful against COVID-19 and what hypocrisy in the West's treatment of Israel means.
NEWS | Despite recent and recurring accusations of anti-conservative bias, Whig-Clio voted to rescind U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service.
Christopher Kane '24, our Editor-in-Chief, has the story:
Whig Hall. Courtesy of whigclio.princeton.edu The American Whig-Cliosophic Society, or Whig-Clio as it is better known, has faced recurring accusations of anti-conservative bias in recent years. The society faced the Amy Wax controversy in 2018. Wax, a law professor at the University of Pennsylva...
NEWS | The Board of Trustees has ratified the election of Adam Hoffman '23 as Publisher of the Tory, with Christopher Kane '24 succeeding him as Editor-in-Chief.
"In our pages, I plan to at once shepherd debate on the direction of American conservatism and also bring thoughtful critiques of the Left’s intolerance and excesses. As we have done in the past, the Tory will rise to the occasion," Hoffman declared.
On February 21, 2021, the Board of Trustees of The Princeton Tory ratified the results of the Tory’s election, selecting former Editor-in-Chief Adam Hoffman ’23 as Publisher of the 37th Managing Board. “The times are tough,” Hoffman acknowledges, “and we are tasked to record and comment on...
While the Tory does not take official positions on such issues, in light of the USG referendum calling for Princeton's endowment to be divested from the fossil fuel industry, we wanted to redirect our undergraduate readers to our climate change edition, published earlier this year and accessible on our website. We encourage our readership to carefully examine and weigh arguments from both proponents and opponents of divestment before casting their ballots. Please find insightful commentary from David Esterlit '21 linked below, and head to our website for more.
Photo Credit: Fossil Free UC It would be tempting to dismiss the Fossil Fuel Divestment movement at Princeton as just the latest example of environmental tokenism to sweep Princeton, but that would miss the mark. Paper straws and canned drinking water are tokenism. Divest Princeton is backwards-l...
11/12/2020
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OPINION | In an Open Letter, Guest Writer Larry Giberson offers his perspective on the University's decision to Remove the Woodrow Wilson name from public policy school and Wilson College:
"In ten, twenty, a hundred years from now, what actions of ours will be deemed unconscionable or unchaste, such that will erase our names from the world we will have worked our entire lives to create for our posterity? Living on the forefront of history means recognizing and correcting the flaws of our past while simultaneously respecting and honoring the thousands of generations that have brought us to this point, flawed though they might have been. Although the past can often be difficult to grapple with, it is my opinion that this decision has painted the University as an institution too cowardly to face its own uncomfortable past with earnest sincerity and a hopeful determination for honesty and inclusivity moving forward."
Dear Princetonians, In the spirit of open debate and expression which both this Nation and University were founded upon, I come to you to express my indignation towards the reckless and irresponsible decision reached by the Board of Trustees at the recommendation of President Eisgruber. It is my opi...
Princeton Open Campus Coalition's letter to President Eisgruber in defense of academic freedom at Princeton:
Dear President Eisgruber, We the undersigned undergraduate students of Princeton University write on behalf of the Princeton Open Campus Coalition, founded in 2015 to advocate for the university’s robust protection of important values such as free speech, free thought, and bold and fearless truth-...
06/29/2020
Photos from Princeton Open Campus Coalition's post
OPINION | Editor-in-Chief Adam Hoffman weighs in on the conversation on race precipitated by the death of George Floyd:
"I join a robust tradition of conservative anti-racism, spanning from the religiously-motivated abolitionists of the 19th century to recent legal icons fighting for equal protection under the law. Yet as a conservative, I cannot genuinely support many of the moment’s leading groups, applaud their instigators, or back their prescribed solutions."
Photo Credit: Johnny Silvercloud, Flicker America is experiencing a long overdue national reckoning with race. Many leaders of this moment, however, have alienated conservatives, essential allies, in overcoming racial injustices. I join a robust tradition of conservative anti-racism, spanning from t...
STATEMENT | Princeton Pro-Life has released a statement on the death of George Floyd:
"We must actively seek to promote the dignity of the black community by first recognizing and then acting against the many systemic injustices and the oppression that they face—whether that be educational and healthcare disparities or the many cases of police brutality that this community has faced for many years."
The Princeton Pro-Life Club released the following statement to The Tory following the the murder of George Floyd: As an organization committed to upholding the value and dignity of every human life—from conception to natural death—it was with great sorrow that Princeton Pro-Life witnessed th...
OPINION | Staff Writer Jacob Brown sets out his vision for combatting climate change without widespread systemic overhaul:
Credit: ESB Professional/Shutterstok Partisans and pundits have tied themselves in knots over the Green New Deal. Will it bring socialism to America? Is it the most viable solution to a suite of pressing problems? Is there even a problem to solve? These questions are worth answering, but they wil...
OPINION | Guest Writer David Esterlit evaluates the recent push for divestment from the fossil fuel industry and contributes to a debate that is particularly relevant at colleges and universities:
Photo Credit: Fossil Free UC It would be tempting to dismiss the Fossil Fuel Divestment movement at Princeton as just the latest example of environmental tokenism to sweep Princeton, but that would miss the mark. Paper straws and canned drinking water are tokenism. Divest Princeton is backwards-l...
OPINION | Staff Writer Tyler Eddy examines the relationship between capitalism and climate change:
Credit: AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File This past February, the Daily Princetonian printed an opinion article written by columnist Braden Flax which assessed the $10 billion donation Jeff Bezos recently donated to fight climate change. Flax was left unsatisfied. His argument to reach this conclusion co...
OPINION | Staff Writer Allyssa Noone and Opinion Editor Joaquim D. Brooks discuss the necessary premises underlying leftist environmentalism:
All ideologies derive from certain principles which others do not accept; otherwise they would not be ideologies, but patently obvious truths, accessible and accepted by all. Behind the controversy about environmental policy lies an ideological divide which will prevent further discourse if we do no...
NEWS | An exclusive Tory Q&A on energy policy with Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute:
Credit: The Manhattan Institute An Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, energy expert Mark Mills answered The Princeton Tory‘s questions on energy policy in 2020 and beyond. Is Climate Change as bad as the media makes it out to be? Should we be looking towards politicians for guidance on t...
Announcing the 36th Managing Board of The Princeton Tory!
On January 18, 2020, the Board of Trustees of The Princeton Tory ratified the results of the Tory’s election, selecting Editor-in-Chief Akhil Rajasekar ’21 as Publisher of the 36th Managing Board. “I plan to further improve the quality of the Tory‘s published content and events and expand ou...
"All of the pieces in this issue are united in form. They are all defenses of some aspect of conservatism and they are all defiant of campus orthodoxy. Our writers have consistently proven that they have the courage of their convictions. They aren’t governed by fear of backlash and they refuse to engage in self-censorship. Let that be a lesson to us all."
For the last time, Publisher Jeff Zymeri introduces the print edition of the Tory, calling on campus conservatives to take courage. Read on to learn more:
Dear Tories, It’s my absolute pleasure to usher this publication into another decade. Throughout the past thirty-five years, Princeton students have decided over and over again to invest countless hours into the Tory. The collective willpower of these Princetonians has kept this magazine going lon...
Do you need to read something with rhetorical flair to prepare yourself for Reading Week?
Then the next issue of the Tory - the last issue of the 35th Managing Board - is perfect for you. Our writers have all written passionate defenses of conservatism against would-be detractors.
Find a copy on campus next week or flip through Grace Koh's crisp design virtually on issuu:
"S*x is the most intimate act between persons, and virginity reflects the fact that by performing that act, the two persons have expressed marital love, regardless of whether that love is healthily supported by a stable and permanent marriage. This fact places a great emphasis on the first instance of s*x, which can unfortunately lead to the faulty thinking that once one has had s*xual activity outside of marriage, there’s no reason not to continue such activity."
In their latest column, the Anscombe team take up "virginity" and assess its conceptual utility. Read on here:
Dear Anscombe, Is virginity a social construct? It may on the outset seem reasonable to first establish a definition of virginity before answering the question. A widely-accepted definition of a virgin is “someone who has not had s*x,” but this is a flawed one because s*x itself is not a well-de...
OPINION | "By marginalizing the belief systems of even moderate center-right individuals, the left has created a permanently aggrieved class of voters who have become radicalized against its excesses and extremely critical of democratic institutions."
Examining global trends, Opinion Writer Jacob Brown argues that the survival of democracies depends upon the continuing existence of centre-right parties.
Bundestag. Courtesy of Susanne Nilsson via Flickr.com Sometimes, it seems that the left would just like conservatives to disappear. Traditional inter-party rivalries have turned into toxic ideological struggles, with many partisans believing that the other side will impose their cultural values on a...
THE SATURDAY ESSAY | "If you are against the Harvey Weinsteins of the world, you should be against the content that enables them. I’m talking about po*******hy, 88% of which contains violence against women, according to a recent study.
P**n s*xualizes the assault of women and threatens women’s free speech. All of us — from the left to the right, from pro-s*x feminists to the most ardent defenders of free speech — should be united in the fight to regulate this type of media."
Guest Contributor Sarah Hirschfield polemicizes against po*******hy, arguing that it is partly to blame for the problem.
The movement exposed a number of liberal Hollywood executives and actors as s*x criminals. This should come as no surprise. The obscene and degrading media that is po*******hy—the stuff of “empowerment,” according to many leftists—is partly to blame for the problem. If you are ...
OPINION | "We must prevent unnecessary infringements on families whenever possible, because their importance to a functioning community is best respected when they can achieve their goals on their own."
Guest Contributor Hunter Campbell sheds light on state efforts to promote free-range parenting, designed to protect parents who are pushing back against helicopter parenting. Read on here:
Courtesy of Pixabay Families exist as a core building block our society. They intertwine multiple generations into a unit that not only works to preserve and better itself, but to project its values into the rest of the community and lift up neighbors and friends. Families are where we make our firs...
11/19/2019
A Conversation with Joshua Bolten '76 (Thursday, 11/21, 7:30pm, Senate Chamber): Hosted by the Clio Party and Co-Sponsored by the Tory and College Republicans, hear from Princeton alumnus and former White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten on Thursday evening! Having served as the White House Chief of Staff under George W. Bush, among many other political positions in Washington, D.C., Joshua Bolten returns to Princeton to discuss the atmosphere of today's political climate, what it means to balance work both in the public eye and within the private sector, and what we as future leaders can do to ensure that whatever career path we choose leaves a positive impact. Mr. Bolten now serves as the president and CEO of Business Roundtable, a nonprofit based in Washington, and has recently joined Princeton as a Trustee.
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Founded by Yoram Hazony ‘86 - an Israeli philosopher, biblical scholar, and the current president of the Jerusalem-based Herzl Institute - The Princeton Tory is a right-of-center student-run journal of political thought. Our first issue appeared in October 0f 1984, at the height of the conservative movement in the 1980s - when Ronald Reagan was president and Margaret Thatcher was prime minister.
The magazine has been a mainstay on the Princeton publication scene ever since. Our content is published online as well as being included in our print publication, which is distributed on campus.
Recent content which has been picked up by national media publications includes Tal Fortgang’s 2014 piece entitled “Checking My Privilege: Character as the Basis of Privilege” and Jeff Zymeri’s 2018 piece entitled “U. Debating Society Whig-Clio Struggles to Grapple with Internal Dissension, Charges of Anti-Conservative Bias.”
Some famous Tory alumni include Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp ‘89, Texas Senator Ted Cruz ‘92, and Fox News Channel contributor Pete Hegseth ‘03. Four editors have gone on to become Rhodes scholars.
Controversial author Abigail Shrier spoke to students on Wednesday at a talk hosted by The Princeton Tory and the Princeton Open Campus Coalition. After initial publicity of the event, students voiced concerns about the decision to host a speaker often denounced as transphobic.
In response, the Princeton Gender + S*xuality Resource Center and the Princeton Pride Alliance organized a teach-in supporting transgender and nonbinary students.
Institute for humane studies will host a lunch for PhD students and those applying for a PhD, and interested in liberty, on October 23. Contact Nigel Ashford for an invitation [email protected]
