Commentary

I know a good piñata when I see one, and this one deserves to be smashed again. “The war has been one of the most… Read More »Hyde Park: Relative peace doesn’t mean long-term success

There may be tangible reasons why stereotypes sprout up, but many of us know you don’t have to delve deep into history to find that… Read More »Life Lines: Beware of the Canadian journalistic apocalypse

From the SSMU General Assembly to Israeli Apartheid Week, campus life has been consumed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the past few weeks. Can we… Read More »Hyde Park: Focusing our energies on another two-state conflict

I understand why AUS needs French translation Re: “Putting an end to token translation” | Commentary | March 14 Dear Mr. William Burton, I was… Read More »Letters

“Goebbels was in favour of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favour of free speech, then you’re in… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Don’t sacrifice campus free speech

When Alexandra Brown – SSMU VP Internal candidate against Brendan Sullivan – came into The Daily office to have her photo taken, she joked that… Read More »No more acclaimed positions

W estern society’s communicative ability has been ruined! Ruined by advertising, and all that second-by-second grabbing of our attention with bright lights and colours and… Read More »The Conversationalist: Improvisers’ lessons on present-mindedness

The photo for “Out of Africa” (Mind & Body, February 19) was attributed to Rachel Kutler when in fact it was taken by the article’s… Read More »Errata

Anti-Semites do care about other issues Re: “Where might a new anti-Semitism take root?” | Commentary | March 9 Defenders of Israel often accuse its… Read More »Letters

Following my last article on the poor translation of the Arts Undergraduate Society’s (AUS) listserv, here are some questions I wish had been asked, particularly… Read More »Hyde Park: Putting an end to token translation

We are delighted to read that the goal of the boycotting professors is “a just and lasting peace between two viable states,” and with “security… Read More »Hyde Park: Boycotting profs have it all wrong

Why the Birks building shouldn’t promote half-baked academia

“The Palestinian martyr replaces the proletarian struggle for a communist society.” – Pierre-André Taguieff, French philosopher Last week, several McGill groups hosted the annual Israel… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Where might a new anti-Semitism take root?

“Like all madmen, I thought everyone was mad except myself.” – Leo Tolstoy That was me, sitting shivering in a Manitoba ice rink, gawking at… Read More »Life Lines: Going home to handle rink-side madness

If I have to read about that one more time… Dear McGill Daily, Can you please stop printing articles and letters about the following topics:… Read More »Letters