diff --git a/compiler/logger.py b/compiler/logger.py
index 09ab1d8..ab1980b 100644
--- a/compiler/logger.py
+++ b/compiler/logger.py
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
-import logging
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import enum
+import logging
+import os
+
+_TRACE = (logging.DEBUG + logging.NOTSET) // 2
+logging.addLevelName(_TRACE, "TRACE")
+
+rootLogger = logging.getLogger()
+
+loglevel = os.getenv("LOGLEVEL", None)
+if loglevel is not None:
+    rootLogger.setLevel(loglevel.upper())
+    rootLogger.debug("Set loglevel from LOGLEVEL environment variable: %s", loglevel)
+
+rootLogger.handlers.clear()
 
 
 class LogLevel(enum.IntEnum):
@@ -8,21 +23,59 @@ class LogLevel(enum.IntEnum):
     Warning = logging.WARNING
     Info = logging.INFO
     Debug = logging.DEBUG
+    Trace = _TRACE
+    Notset = logging.NOTSET
 
 
-def make_logger(name: str, level: LogLevel = LogLevel.Debug) -> logging.Logger:
-    _logger = logging.getLogger(name)
-    _logger.setLevel(level)
-    # create console handler and set level to debug
-    ch = logging.StreamHandler()
-    ch.setLevel(level)
-    # create formatter
-    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
-    ch.setFormatter(formatter)
-    # add ch to logger
-    _logger.addHandler(ch)
+class Logger:
+    def __init__(self, name: str, level: LogLevel | None = None):
+        self.name = name
+        if level is None:
+            level = rootLogger.level
+        self.level = level
+        self.logger = Logger._make_logger(self.name, self.level)
 
-    return _logger
+    @staticmethod
+    def _make_logger(name: str, level: LogLevel) -> logging.Logger:
+        _logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+        _logger.setLevel(level)
+        _logger.propagate = False
+
+        # create console handler and set level to debug
+        ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+        ch.setLevel(level)
+        # create formatter
+        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+        ch.setFormatter(formatter)
+        # add ch to logger
+        _logger.addHandler(ch)
+
+        return _logger
+
+    def log(self, level: LogLevel, *args, exc_info: bool = False, **kwargs):
+        assert args[0] != "%s"
+        message = " ".join(arg if type(arg) == str else repr(arg) for arg in args)
+        self.logger.log(level, "%s",
+                        message,
+                        exc_info=exc_info, **kwargs)
+
+    def critical(self, *args):
+        self.log(LogLevel.Critical, *args)
+
+    def error(self, *args):
+        self.log(LogLevel.Error, *args)
+
+    def warning(self, *args):
+        self.log(LogLevel.Warning, *args)
+
+    def info(self, *args):
+        self.log(LogLevel.Info, *args)
+
+    def debug(self, *args):
+        self.log(LogLevel.Debug, *args)
+
+    def trace(self, *args):
+        self.log(LogLevel.Trace, *args)
 
 
-logger = make_logger("compiler")
+logger = Logger("compiler")
diff --git a/compiler/parser.py b/compiler/parser.py
index 1cf732a..5076764 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.py
+++ b/compiler/parser.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from beartype.typing import List
 
-from .logger import make_logger
-from .nodes import Number, Sum, Expression, Product
+from beartype.typing import List, Dict, Callable
+
+from .logger import Logger
+from .nodes import Float, Sum, Value, Product, Node, Division, Sub, Integer, Expression
 from .source import SourceLocation
 from .tokenizer import Tokens, Token
 
-logger = make_logger(__name__)
+logger = Logger(__name__)
 
 
 class ParsingError(Exception):
diff --git a/compiler/tokenizer.py b/compiler/tokenizer.py
index 6145765..a3f85f0 100644
--- a/compiler/tokenizer.py
+++ b/compiler/tokenizer.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from beartype import beartype
 from beartype.typing import Optional, List
 
-import enum
-import re
-
-from .logger import logger
+from .logger import Logger
 from .source import SourceLocation, Location
 
+logger = Logger(__name__)
+
+
 @beartype
 @dataclass
 class Token: