Articles by Nicholas P. Desatnick

The Opacity of Growth

In his 1914 essay, “What Publicity Can Do,” future Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis noted that “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants”…


Preserve the Greek System

When describing the agenda of his domestic political opponents, Winston Churchill once famously admonished voters to “not let spacious plans for a new world divert…


Toward a Rhetorical Discussion

Discussion. It’s a great word, one that evokes the best of a liberal education and the aspirations of enlightened social thinkers the world over. Joseph…


Welcome to Dartmouth

Dear members of the Class of 2018, welcome to Dartmouth! Although you are new to campus, you have undoubtedly arrived with a number of preconceptions…


The College Considers New Alcohol Policies

Thinking about sending your senior some single malt scotch for his birthday? Not so fast. New regulations currently under consideration may limit the amount and…


Cornell Columnist Targeted

When freshmen at Cornell ventured out of their dorms on Thursday, they happened upon an unfortunate display: flyers attacking the daily newspaper’s conservative columnist as…



An Interview With Dartmouth Change

Editor’s Note: Recently, The Dartmouth Review had the opportunity to speak with Susy Struble, the organizing member of Dartmouth Change. A member of the Class…


Feeding the Right Wolf

George Will once observed that, “The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly either being corroborated or are pleasantly surprised.” Lately,…


The First Reform

Recently, there has been a quite a lot of talk about – well – talk on the Dartmouth campus. In the days since the Freedom…