State of the Union

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Philip Blumberg 11/1/24 Philip Blumberg 11/1/24

Primer: US presidential election

Primer for the resolution: Who will win the 2024 United States presidential election?

Clark Mahoney 10/31/24 Clark Mahoney 10/31/24

Opinion: Jails are too Cold

An opinion piece on the temperature of our prisons and what that means for criminal justice.

Philip Blumberg 10/28/24 Philip Blumberg 10/28/24

Primer: The Threat of AI

Primer for the resolution: artificial intelligence poses a significant threat to humanity.

Marc Quintanar 10/20/24 Marc Quintanar 10/20/24

Opinion: Sanctuary Cities

Opinion piece on sanctuary cities in America.

Philip Blumberg 10/18/24 Philip Blumberg 10/18/24

Primer: Iran’s nuclear threat

Primer for the resolution: military action is justified to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Philip Blumberg 10/14/24 Philip Blumberg 10/14/24

Primer: Legalizing sex work

Primer for the resolution: All sex work should be legalized nationwide.

Philip Blumberg 10/6/24 Philip Blumberg 10/6/24

Primer: Legal Immigration Pathways

Primer for the resolution: The US should open more pathways to legal immigration.

Philip Blumberg 9/29/24 Philip Blumberg 9/29/24

Primer: Voting Third Party

Primer for the resolution: U.S. Citizens Should Not Waste Their Vote On A Third Party Candidate

Callie Solar 5/24/24 Callie Solar 5/24/24

Opinion- Transcending Borders: American Jews’ Allegiance to Israel

President Callie Solar’s opinion piece on Jewish-American identity.

Philip Blumberg 5/19/24 Philip Blumberg 5/19/24

Primer: Abolish Public Universities

Primer for the resolution: Public universities should be abolished.

Philip Blumberg 5/12/24 Philip Blumberg 5/12/24

Primer: Abolish Northwestern Greek Life

Primer for the resolution: Northwestern should abolish IFC and PHA Greek Life.

Philip Blumberg 5/5/24 Philip Blumberg 5/5/24

Primer: Banning Gender-Affirming Care

Primer for the resolution: states should restrict gender-affirming care for minors.

Philip Blumberg 4/28/24 Philip Blumberg 4/28/24

Primer: Political Free Speech on College Campuses

Primer for the resolution: Universities should regulate political speech on campus.

Philip Blumberg 4/21/24 Philip Blumberg 4/21/24

Primer: Evanston Migrant Shelter

Primer for the resolution: Evanston should build a migrant shelter.

Philip Blumberg 4/14/24 Philip Blumberg 4/14/24

Israel-Palestine Discussion

Guiding questions for our discussion on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Philip Blumberg 4/6/24 Philip Blumberg 4/6/24

Primer: Banning Social Media for Children Under Age 16

Primer for the resolution: Children under 16 should be banned from social media.

Philip Blumberg 3/31/24 Philip Blumberg 3/31/24

Primer: Biden declining the nomination

Primer for the following resolution: President Joe Biden should decline the Democratic nomination.

NU Political Union 2/11/24 NU Political Union 2/11/24

Primer: Sex Education

This is the primer for the resolution “States should mandate comprehensive sex education in schools”

Clark Mahoney 2/7/24 Clark Mahoney 2/7/24

Opinion: Foreign Investment Screening

This is an adaptation of a paper that I wrote for my Globalization course. It is responding to a Havard Business School case.

Clark Mahoney 2/2/24 Clark Mahoney 2/2/24

Primer: Claudine Gay

Primer on the resolution: Former Harvard President Claudine Gay should have retained her position.

Meet our editors

Felix Beilin is a junior majoring in political science and journalism. His areas of interest include political communication and the politics of Europe.

Connor Caserio is a freshman with an undecided major. He is interested in environmental politics, international relations, and transportation and infrastructure policy, among other issues.

Parker Stava is a freshman studying biology, Science in Human Culture, and political science. He is interested in the intersection of science, religion, and politics. Additionally, his political interests include congressional and presidential politics, domestic issues, and voting patterns.