Opinion

The freedom to choose our rights

The freedom to choose our rights

Is the American ideal our culture or our Constitution?Is our refusal to sign on to economic and social international human rights agreements a result of our cultural norms or our Constitutional bounds?How many times have you heard the horror stories of human rights violations?

OPINION | 07/14/2002

Parting thoughts

My last class was quintessentially Princeton. It took place in a seminar room in the Classics Department (currently occupying an eating club-gone-dry) whose walls were lined with senior theses from the last hundred years or so.

OPINION | 05/16/2002

Research vs. charity

"Why is it more important to put a man on the moon than to fight poverty?"So asks JW Victor '05 in his utterly medieval-minded "We Want Food," an article in the Spring 2002 edition of CommonSense.

OPINION | 05/16/2002

Letters to the Editor

Service, adventure after PrincetonSome of you might be wondering where you will be a year or two years after Princeton, and not have the faintest idea.

OPINION | 05/16/2002

Spidey's choice: Peter Parker meets Peter Singer

When I recently made my way to the first action-adventure blockbuster of the summer movie season, I was looking forward to a two-hour break from my intellectual labors.

OPINION | 05/14/2002

Sophomores: The 'Wise Fools'

To the Seniors:In coming days and weeks you will hear much wisdom from your elders about the meaning of life, the future of humanity, and the nobility of working for less money than the market will bear.

OPINION | 05/14/2002

Tory resorts to poor journalism

Once a month, The Princeton Tory lands on my doorstep. I always read it. By the last page I am usually itching to debate the issues set forth by the magazine's conservative staff.

OPINION | 05/12/2002

Accepting opinions

The 126th managing board of The Daily Princetonian has made a concerted effort to represent the views of different individuals and campus groups during the last five months.

OPINION | 05/12/2002

Princeton's most wanted

I've gotten a lot of nasty letters, unpleasant phone calls, and strange comments this year on and around the Princeton campus because of my editorials.

OPINION | 05/12/2002

All the letters fit to print?

This is my last column in The Daily Princetonian. However, one month ago, I nearly resigned my columnist position in protest.On April 12, a column ran on this page that I found particularly offensive: "Fact or fiction: Understanding the Palestinian perspective" by Taufiq Rahim '04.

OPINION | 05/09/2002

Fiction: A valid medium

Creativity is a concept that many people seem to cast aside when writing. The story that I wrote of Ali Shadid was fictional, but the events that took place in his life form the very real and brutal Palestinian narrative.

OPINION | 05/09/2002

U.S. foreign policy: Practicing what we preach

In a rousing speech to Congress on Sept. 20, George W. Bush bellowed, "This [war on terrorism] is civilization's fight.

OPINION | 05/09/2002

Male pregnancy is the future

When my son was three years old, he told me that women have certain advantages: "They get to have babies and wear hats indoors." Judging by my male Princeton students, some of whom wear caps to class, men have already crossed the second barrier.

OPINION | 05/07/2002

Testosterone is dangerous

The vast majority of Americans and all members of Congress believe that reproductive cloning poses a grave threat to humanity and must be banned immediately.

OPINION | 05/07/2002

Letters to the Editor

PCAT and AFP are not aligned with any political partyI am disturbed by the inclusion of the Princeton Committee Against Terrorism (PCAT) in the article "Student conservative groups decry liberalism, political apathy on campus" in the Monday, May 6 edition of The Daily Princetonian.

OPINION | 05/07/2002

Endorsing ethnic cleansing in the guise of political debate

"Why do they hate us?" So went the question after Sept. 11, in the wake of the worst terrorist attacks in American history.

OPINION | 05/05/2002

Letters to the Editor

Removing emotion from constructive debateI've been disappointed in the responses to Matt O'Brien's editorial on homosexuality.

OPINION | 05/05/2002

Campus politics: The case of the missing moderates

To those who suggest that Princeton has a lethargic political atmosphere, I heartily disagree. Every day my inbox is flooded with PCAT, PPN, PIPAC, PCP or some other group's obviously political message.

OPINION | 05/05/2002

The need for recognition of Kashmir as part of India

The American-led war on terrorism has highlighted the role of Pakistan in supporting terrorism in Afghanistan - as well as an attack on the Indian parliament allegedly sponsored by Pakistani intelligence - has brought increased attention to the issue of Kashmir.Kashmir is often erroneously referred to as a disputed territory.

OPINION | 05/02/2002

A rally for peace demonstrates American character and ideals

Many newspapers wrongfully chose to ignore an event held on Saturday, April 20th, that should have graced their covers.

OPINION | 05/02/2002

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