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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


Letter from the Editor: Reflecting on discourse, censorship after a quarter as Opinion Editor

May 30, 2018

Last Spring Quarter, I wrote a column arguing that hate speech should not be free speech. I received a litany of nasty emails and comments calling me a fascist and saying that I didn’t deserve free speech...

Schwartz: Combating hate speech on college campuses is not a violation of free speech

February 5, 2017

Our ability to communicate abstract ideas through language is an important part of what makes us human. But language is more than a tool to understand the world; it helps create the world, too. Language...

Lamps: Liberals need to support free speech

Lamps: Liberals need to support free speech

February 11, 2016

According to a 2013 survey, 51 percent of incoming Northwestern freshmen identified as either liberal or far left, while only 11.4 percent identified as conservative or far right. It’s not surprising...

Journalist James Rosen speaks about press freedoms under Obama administration

April 12, 2015

Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen spoke Friday about national security reporting and press freedoms under President Barack Obama's administration. Rosen (Medill ’96) started his...

Douglas: The freedom to be forgotten

Douglas: The freedom to be forgotten

May 15, 2014

People rarely desire to be forgotten. Constantly surrounded and bombarded with the importance of fame and fortune, we actually fear it. But on Tuesday, the European Union’s high court ruled that it...

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