Opinion

Valuing the luxury of thought

In 1930, Spanish thinker Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote: "To wonder is to begin to understand. This is the luxury special to the intellectual man." Ortega y Gasset penned these words as a caution against the approach of mass politics and as an exhortation to the intelligentsia to use their lives of luxury for positive social purposes.

Valuing the luxury of thought

In 1930, Spanish thinker Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote: "To wonder is to begin to understand. This is the luxury special to the intellectual man." Ortega y Gasset penned these words as a caution against the approach of mass politics and as an exhortation to the intelligentsia to use their lives of luxury for positive social purposes.

Princetonian an air-tight candidate for the court

Even President Bush's harshest critics cannot deny that he made an excellent choice in nominating Judge Samuel Alito '72 to the Supreme Court.

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Alito nomination a sign of Bush's weakness

The Bush administration's decision to nominate Samuel Alito '72 to the Supreme Court is, to parrot the words of Democratic congressional leadership this week, a sign of "weakness." Bush was elected to office in 2000 by a minority of the electorate.

Princetonian an air-tight candidate for the court

Even President Bush's harshest critics cannot deny that he made an excellent choice in nominating Judge Samuel Alito '72 to the Supreme Court.

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A grand slam nomination

For the Red Sox, the White Sox and now Princeton's heavy-hitters in the law, the curse has finally been broken.

One professor's view inside the refrigerator

Many years ago I saw on TV (perhaps on "Candid Camera") a hilarious practical joke played on an appliance salesman.

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Our unsettled issues

When I wrote my first column a year ago, I explored one of those unsettled issues that keeps coming back to haunt American politics: Vietnam.

Alito nomination a sign of Bush's weakness

The Bush administration's decision to nominate Samuel Alito '72 to the Supreme Court is, to parrot the words of Democratic congressional leadership this week, a sign of "weakness." Bush was elected to office in 2000 by a minority of the electorate.

The undeniable appeal of trash

Midterms are a notoriously hellish time of year. Yes, they end with Halloween and fall break, but there's not one reading day before them to let us breathe a little.

Bonfire depends on both winning and planning

During the 90s, many Princeton traditions became things of the past. The Nude Olympics, an annual event commemorating the coming onslaught of winter, was banned by the administration several years ago.

The undeniable appeal of trash

Midterms are a notoriously hellish time of year. Yes, they end with Halloween and fall break, but there's not one reading day before them to let us breathe a little.

Response: Clubs already actively working on student safety

As President of Quad and President of the Inter-Club Council (ICC), I would like to respond to the opinion piece printed on Wednesday, Oct.

Bonfire depends on both winning and planning

During the 90s, many Princeton traditions became things of the past. The Nude Olympics, an annual event commemorating the coming onslaught of winter, was banned by the administration several years ago.

Response: Clubs already actively working on student safety

As President of Quad and President of the Inter-Club Council (ICC), I would like to respond to the opinion piece printed on Wednesday, Oct.

When principle isn't enough ...

This column will not make the moral case for intervention in Darfur. That column has already been written, by me and by others, to little practical effect.