Commentary

A search for career advice results in help from male friends

Debate over the Middle East has filled these pages since the Israeli offensive in Gaza began over a month ago. Below, two students debate the roots and utility of an economic boycott of Israel.

Tales from a Montrealer’s isolating rez-less experience

I read something on the back of a toilet stall last week that made my Intro to Philosophy class look like playtime in kindergarten. It… Read More »Life Lines: Finding wisdom in the third stall from the right

A primer on all the terms you’ve heard but didn’t understand

If Quebec is a nation within a nation, we can’t help but feel that McGill is a foreign concession. In Montreal, McGill stands for all… Read More »Editorial: McGill n’est pas une île

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” – Voltaire It’s 8:45 a.m. on the… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: The curious case of Geert Wilders

Zionism and Israel’s Arab ghettos

Gilad Ben-Shach did make a good point in his January 22 article “Applying some logic to conflict terminology,” when he said, “I hope The Daily… Read More »Hyde Park: You call that proof?

And don’t let our focus on Gaza distract us from other crises

Much of the debate over the conflict between Israel and Palestine has polarized these pages, with students clinging to antagonisitc beliefs despite their strong tendency… Read More »Hyde Park: Competing identities block the road to peace

Stimulus shmimulus! That was about all Andrew Coyne had to say about the Conservatives’ new budget on last Wednesday’s broadcast of CBC’s The National. A… Read More »Hyde Park: Bring on stimulating conservatism

It wasn’t long ago that America was buzzing feverishly about the possibility of the first female president ever. With the country’s recent obsession with Barack… Read More »Hyde Park: Enough with Parliament’s masked sexism

Reclaiming campus space for education over propaganda

Good luck with that peace thing Re: “Israel supporters want peace” | News | January 22 Oh! A peace protest!? Oops, I think I passed… Read More »Letters