Modern Parallels to the von Laue Story

In the first paragraph of the Elyse Graham ’07 article, “The von Laue Letters,” if one were to advance the date by 90 years and substitute names and places, we would have an apt description of what’s happening in current day America. As Theo von Laue is quoted as saying, referring to his father, Max von Laue, “He did not want me growing up in a country run by gangsters.” Those of us who are fathers who love our children want the same. Can Princeton and like institutions continue as strongholds of ideals, as described by Ms. Graham, or will the damage being inflicted become unrepairable?