https://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, a refusal to conform, an emphasis on individuality that I want these students to see.”
What a breath of fresh air!
It’s no coincidence that Brooks was chosen to help run Princeton’s James Madison Program, to teach “American ideals and institutions.”
As a sidelight, Molière Citations notes that the dedication of the James Madison program stands out in stark contrast to the ill-advised action initiated by the president of the university to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from every building and school program at Princeton. See:
As a graduate of Princeton, President of the university, Governor of New Jersey, internationalist, and President of the United States, Wilson’s name will be long-remembered and revered. Not so the current president of the school; most would be hard-pressed to voice his name today.
It bears noting that the highest honor Princeton can bestow on alumni is still the Woodrow Wilson Award, followed closely by the James Madison award. For good or ill, Madison, like Washington and Jefferson, was a slave-holder.
In the vaunted traditions of the United States, we are pleased to celebrate Professor Shilo Brooks, an advocate of instilling inspiration and encouragement to the current generation of students to pursue the greatness still ahead of our nation.
