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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Rohde: Universities should promote open debate and resist censorship

Rohde: Universities should promote open debate and resist censorship

January 18, 2024

We are experiencing another dark chapter in American history. The right to voice dissent and our commitment to free speech are under serious attack.  Hamas’ brutal attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, the...

Shirola: Schumer’s attack on Supreme Court is dangerous to democracy

Shirola: Schumer’s attack on Supreme Court is dangerous to democracy

March 6, 2020

Pro-choice advocates were rallying outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices were hearing oral arguments over a 2014 Louisiana abortion law that requires doctors performing abortions to hold...

Garcia: “It’s the courts, stupid”: Why McConnell and Senate Republicans must be defeated in 2020

Garcia: “It’s the courts, stupid”: Why McConnell and Senate Republicans must be defeated in 2020

February 2, 2020

“Walter, you know how to deal with a bully, right? With a two-by-four, that’s how. Bullies usually can’t be reasoned with.” That’s what a friend once told me, and though I hadn’t thought of...

Bright: States should not have bicameral legislatures

Bright: States should not have bicameral legislatures

January 21, 2020

This is the second column in “Democracy Do-Over,” a weekly series exploring and making the case for improvements in how we elect public servants and ensure effective representation by all levels of...

Gutierrez: The First Amendment is misrepresented

Gutierrez: The First Amendment is misrepresented

November 8, 2019

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to...

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