It’s worth noting that Princeton has figured in Hegseth's abominable rise — and that PAW has long given Hegseth a platform (not least by plastering him on its Nov. 7, 2007, cover). I published an op-ed in the Prince last month to trace how our community has excused, legitimized, even celebrated Hegseth — a chilling echo of the paeans that Princeton paid the last time an alum, Donald Rumsfeld ’54, took control of the Pentagon.
It’s worth noting that Princeton has figured in Hegseth's abominable rise — and that PAW has long given Hegseth a platform (not least by plastering him on its Nov. 7, 2007, cover). I published an op-ed in the Prince last month to trace how our community has excused, legitimized, even celebrated Hegseth — a chilling echo of the paeans that Princeton paid the last time an alum, Donald Rumsfeld ’54, took control of the Pentagon.