Mark F. Bernstein ’83 content overview
The Texan in Washington
James A. Baker III ’52 reflects on his party, his country, and that tattoo on a famous friend’s derrière
Reading Room: Ilya Shapiro ’99 on the Difficulty of an Apolitical Court
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Why We Need Civics
Is a lack of civic education partly to blame for our national distress?
Faculty Book: Anthony Grafton On the Delicate Art of Assembling Knowledge
Black and White and the Blues
Who profits from a cultural tradition?
Lives: Roger S. Berlind ’52
The Gent of Broadway
Nonprofit Brings Seafood to Philadelphia’s Lower-Income Communities
A former Princeton postdoc, Talia Young founded Fishadelphia
How New Jersey Made a Bail Breakthrough
Was the perfect the enemy of the good?
Christopher Hart ’69 *71 Helps Boeing Planes Return Safely to Skies
Hart’s regulatory team found failures to communicate between Boeing and the FAA
It’s Not Too Late for Election Activism, says Professor Sam Wang
By looking at narrow leads and volunteering, people can still make a difference in the days before the election
What Are The Odds
Data journalists try to predict an unpredictable election
Law Professor Rick Pildes ’79 On How to Make Your Vote Count
‘We’re at risk of not getting the message out about how important it is for people to vote in person’
The University, Social Justice, and Free Inquiry
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How Should Woodrow Wilson Be Remembered? A Biographer’s View
‘History keeps evolving, and so must institutions’
A Moment For Historian Richard Hofstadter on Anti-Intellectualism
“Hofstadter believed that intellectual values were crucial to a democratic society,” says Professor Sean Wilentz
‘Our Authority Is Very Strong’: Fed Chair Jerome Powell ’75 Speaks At Reunions
Powell focused particularly on the Fed’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak
Prof. Atul Kohli on Imperialism in the 21st Century
‘A Prolific Harvest of Death’
COVID-19 is only the latest epidemic to strike Princeton — here’s how the University handled others
In Boston, Alumni Doctors Face COVID-19 Together
“It’s a long-term ground war,” says Edward Ryan ’84
New Music, Old Themes
Julia Wolfe *12’s experiments with sound span the traditional and the trippy
Karen Rignall ’92 *94: Understanding Appalachia Through Storytelling
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The Future of Journalism: Home Team
In small towns, alumni publishers are hanging on
Prospect Theater Company: Stage Whisperers
How a group of friends who met at Princeton are holding the stage
Mind of a Mathematician
Terence Tao *96 was an extraordinary prodigy — and he’s still at it