State of the Union

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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.

Philip Blumberg 1/28/24 Philip Blumberg 1/28/24

Primer: Supreme Court Term Limits

Primer for the resolution: The Supreme Court should be subject to term limits.

NU Political Union 1/21/24 NU Political Union 1/21/24

Primer: The Paris Climate Accords

Meet our editors

Sophia Cheng is a sophomore studying history, environmental policy, and data science. She is interested in free speech, constitutional law, and the international rule of law.

William Liu is a sophomore majoring in philosophy and economics. He is interested in political theory, foreign policy, and the history of modern politics.