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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

Shirola: Science is vital to our society, but it is under attack

February 5, 2018

There are arguably not many things that have contributed so much to our society as science has over the course of our history. Indeed, scientists have existed since the first human civilization in ancient...

Letter to the Editor: Being apolitical only serves to perpetuate oppression

January 25, 2018

A recent column by Wesley Shirola lambasted the tide of polarization that has swept over our country in recent years. He first cites President Donald Trump, but then, in an act of false equivalency, contends...

Letter to the Editor: Personal happiness shouldn’t be put above discussing important political issues

January 25, 2018

In response to Wesley Shirola’s column “Ending politicization in 2018 will make everyone happier,” I believe there are some fundamental issues with the idea of treating happiness as an end goal and...

Shirola: Ending politicization in 2018 will make everyone happier

January 22, 2018

The active discussion of politics is a necessary component of any healthy democracy, and as former President James Madison famously said, it is “sown in the nature of man.” Yet there is undoubtedly...

Levine-Drizin: Expanding liberal dialogue beyond anti-racism to address economic redistribution

January 15, 2018

In her column, “Conservatism must shift approach to social issues in Trump era,” Heena Srivastava is right to highlight that college campuses are generally left of center and offers an interesting...

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