Skip to Main Content
The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Phil Warren

Phil Warren, Deputy Opinion Editor

Phil Warren is a third-year mechanical engineering and physics major and deputy opinion editor of The News. You can follow him on Instagram @philllwarren.

All content by Phil Warren
Rows of network servers in a data center March 17, 2013. Major tech companies including Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft confirmed that they will spend more than $350 billion towards the construction of AI data centers. Photo courtesy BalticServers.com, Wikimedia Commons.

Column: Will the AI bubble be too big to fail?

Phil Warren, columnist
November 10, 2025

America’s artificial intelligence, or AI, boom isn’t innovation. It’s the largest publicly subsidized wealth transfer in modern history, wrapped in the false promise of technological progress. We’re...

Continue Reading
Trump at a wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington, Virginia Sept. 11. Trump’s approval rating dwindled to 39% as of Oct. 10. Photo courtesy The White House, Flickr.

Column: The hallmark of a wannabe dictator

Phil Warren, Columnist
October 13, 2025

The most dangerous aspect of authoritarianism isn’t the consolidation of power itself but the ability to convince citizens that democracy is already lost. President Donald Trump’s administration understands...

Continue Reading
Protestors in Tehran, Iran burn the national flags of Israel, United States and Saudi Arabia Nov. 11, 2015. Younger Americans expressed more skepticism toward U.S. involvement abroad than any generation before them. Photo courtesy Mohamad Sadegh Heydary, Wikimedia Commons

Op-ed: It was never about nuclear disarmament

Phil Warren, contributor
July 23, 2025

College students across America are refreshing news feeds and checking Selective Service websites, not out of a so-called "incredible spirit" but out of fear that we're being dragged into another war in...

Continue Reading