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Destroying fundamental American principles

Today governments conduct unprecedented warrantless mass surveillance on citizens at home and abroad. Because defenders of such policies cite reasons of national safety and the greater good of society, opponents are often labeled extreme or insane. Yet the Fourth Amendment to the

February 6, 2014

Opinion

Robert George will not create community

The build-up to the Robert George and Cornel West-led collection has been dominated by discussion of George’s association with the National Organization for Marriage and his many troubling statements on queer people. Unfortunately, very little breath has been spent on how exactly

February 6, 2014

Opinion

The value of human doctors over robots

It’s a dimly lit office. Four large computer screens come alive with a patient’s mammogram. Dr. Dan Miner ’77, senior radiologist at the Southern New Hampshire Hospital and my externship host, examines several dozen images to see if he can detect an

February 6, 2014

Columnists·Opinion

Politics Explained: Chris Christie and the 2016 Presidential Election

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. In the

February 4, 2014

Opinion

Charting Delhi’s changing political skyline

A strained silence fills the hall as Delhi’s newly elected chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, rises from his seat to address the Delhi legislative assembly for the first time. He wears the same scarf and sweater that he wore throughout his campaign. His

January 30, 2014

Opinion

Redefining the perplexing concept of “playing hard to get”

I come from a fairly conservative Asian household, and so throughout my childhood and my high school career, my parents always told me that when it came to dating, I should never be “cheap” and always “play hard to get.” If I

January 30, 2014

Opinion

Not enough professors to go around

Over the past week, I have attended several department information sessions in preparation for the sophomore plan. More than any of the requirements, recommendations and advice on the proper way to explain a major choice to disapproving family members, what has stuck

January 30, 2014

Opinion

Civic engagement and Student Council

Student Council has a leadership problem. While reorganizing and expanding the organization may provide more structure and manpower, it does not address the underlying issue. Few people really know or care about what Student Council does, and Student Council doesn’t assert itself

January 30, 2014

Opinion

Controversies of Billboard’s top 10

The year 2013 will be remembered for many things: Egyptian protests, national security scandals, new popes. For the people who watch the pop charts, however, 2013 will be remembered as one of the worst years for mainstream music in a very long

January 30, 2014

Opinion

Should everyone attend college? Probably not

For many years, my grandfather told me: “You just need that degree,” as if going to college was some requirement for adulthood. Having grown up in a coal-mining town in western Pennsylvania, my grandfather regrets that he was never able to afford

January 30, 2014

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