Politics & Public Affairs
Politics & Public Affairs content overview
As Eisgruber Speaks Out for Higher Ed, Princeton Community Digs In
17 ResponsesPrinceton Opens Investigation After Protesters Disrupt Event with Former Israeli Prime Minister
Naftali Bennett joined attendees in a singalong when a fire alarm stopped the conversation
PG Sittenfeld ’07 Looks to Supreme Court to Keep Him Out of Prison
The former rising political star loses his appeal of bribery and attempted extortion conviction
SPIA Grad Students Play Unique Role
Princeton’s Making an Exoneree Program Secures Third Release
Josh Tauberer ’04 Is Tracking President Trump’s Executive Orders
The founder of GovTrack.us says, ‘We will continue — as we always have — trying to hold our government accountable’
Judge Dale Ho ’99 to Decide Eric Adams Case
Ho will bring his Princeton experience, expertise as an ACLU attorney, and ‘deep love for the United States Constitution’ to the case
SPIA to Focus on Policymakers, International Views
1 ResponseIsobel Coleman ’87 Calls Dismantling USAID ‘Short-Sighted’
‘This is not the way to treat dedicated public servants who have devoted their lives to serving American interests’
Five Princetonians Honored With National Medals of Science
Julian Zelizer Calls For Partisanship
New Study Examines the Cause of Racial Disparities in C-sections
Janet Currie *88, Princeton professor of economics and public affairs, led the research
Indivisible Releases New Guide For Defending Democracy
Eight years ago, two former congressional staffers, Ezra Levin *13 and Angel Padilla *13, provided a battle plan for the left
What Was Pete Hegseth ’03 Like at Princeton?
Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was a basketball player, a politics major, and a brash publisher of The Princeton Tory
What Now? Faculty React to Trump Victory
Many ponder how dangerous a second term will be. ‘I think he needs to be taken seriously, but not literally,’ says Robert P. George
Results of Tigers Running for Office
1 ResponseUN’s Francesca Albanese Draws Heated Debate
The human rights expert sparred with protesters about the conflict and the future of Israel and Palestine
Shedding Light
Five Princetonians on the role of think tanks and pointing the way forward for America
The Supreme Court’s Seismic Shift
Princetonians debate the impact of the court’s recent rulings and what’s next
Higher Education on the Ballot
Why this year’s election may be the ‘most consequential’ in a generation for colleges and universities
Dissecting American Politics
Should We Fear ‘Backsliding Democracy’?
Mark Beissinger says undermining democratic norms can spur a shift toward autocracy
























