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This ‘Cowboy’ Wants to Teach Princeton Kids About Greatnesshttps://www.thefp.com/p/this-cowboy-at-princeton Molière Celebration award to Prof. Shilo Brooks of Princeton University, for his popular course “The Art of Statesmanship and the Political Life.” Instead of rewarding moaning and whining about everything wrong with today’s society, Brooks said he chose historical characters to study because each of their stories shows “a grit, a roughness, a rebelliousness, … Continue reading “This ‘Cowboy’ Wants to Teach Princeton Kids About Greatness” |
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Molière Celebration awarded to Peter Lucas and the Boston HeraldMolière Celebration awarded to Peter Lucas and the Boston Herald for this insightful opinion column evaluating the Biden administration to date. Please note the column appears here in its entirety, with permission from the Media News Group of Tribune Publishing, Publisher of the Boston Herald. Opinion by Peter Lucas – Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Joe Biden … Continue reading “Molière Celebration awarded to Peter Lucas and the Boston Herald” |
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Gaza floating pier – $32 million per day of operation and now it’s downhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_floating_pier And today’s update https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/politics/us-gaza-pier-broken-apart/index.html 8 km = $40 million per km or $25 million per mile. 10 days since it opened and now it’s inoperable and being moved to an Israeli port for repairs. The initial estimate to build it was $160 million, so a 100% cost overrun. Who knows what the price will … Continue reading “Gaza floating pier – $32 million per day of operation and now it’s down” |
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Kevin Costner’s Horizon premiere tears: Why are Cannes standing ovations so weirdly long?https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240522-kevin-costners-horizon-premiere-tears-why-are-cannes-standing-ovations-so-weirdly-long Oh my! We don’t know whether to laugh or cry. The self-important celebrities are conducting another session of over-the-top self-congratulations. Maybe lengthy standing ovations support their delusion that they are political influencers. It’s hard to say, but it resembles the kind of drama-deficit behavior of those with significant self-doubt problems. But stop for a … |
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Molière Celebration to Robert Parham, assistant professor at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commercehttps://www.thefp.com/p/to-the-class-of-2024-you-are-all-diseased We are pleased to announce the award of a Molière Celebration to Robert Parham, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce! Professor Parham’s presentation carries the title “To the Class of 2024: You Are All Diseased” and delves into the present-day implications of the iconic George Carlin routine of the same … |
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Molière Celebration for Jacob Colchamirohttps://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2024/05/princeton-opinion-opguest-hamas-deserving-princetonians-solidarity-protest Now comes Jacob Colchamiro, a Princeton undergraduate Operations Research and Financial Engineering (ORFE) major from the Class of 2025. Jacob has written a thoughtful and cogent column titled “Is Hamas deserving of Princetonians’ solidarity?” While the title almost gives away the main thrust of the column, Jacob has written a balanced and perceptive view … |
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Teddy Roosevelt’s great-great-great grandson is anti-Israelhttps://nypost.com/2024/05/04/us-news/teddy-roosevelts-great-great-great-grandson-is-anti-israel/Teddy Roosevelt’s great-great-great grandson is anti-Israel protester at Princeton “The great-great-great grandson of President Teddy Roosevelt appears to have traded the Rough Riders for Hamas and Hezbollah, as he vocally supports the anti-Israel tent encampments erupting at universities across the country.” Quentin Colon Roosevelt, 18, is a freshman at Princeton University. This apple fell so … Continue reading “Teddy Roosevelt’s great-great-great grandson is anti-Israel” |