Month: March 2014

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Iranian sanctions are unethical, inconsistent, and impractical

Last Monday, I was drawn to Eric Schansberg’s lecture on Christianity and libertarianism — a subject that interested me because I consider myself a Christian and libertarian. He presented three criteria that Christians or libertarians could use to evaluate any policy: it must be ethical, consistent, and practical. In order for a policy to be...

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Conservatives should support ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

Conservatives have a long list of grievances against President Barack Obama: Russia, Obamacare, Benghazi, the IRS, and more. But Obama has done one thing right, and conservatives should give him credit. Last Thursday, Obama announced the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. My Brother’s Keeper has two main elements. First, private charities and business have pledged to...

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The kindness theory

“Do you have an umbrella?” “No.” I, as someone who obsessively refreshes the Weather Channel widget on my phone to know the most current weather and forecast, had somehow missed the widely predicted downpour that began during this Thursday’s morning commute. Looking out the windows of the train car, I could see what began as...

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Vanished Hillsdale

One summer afternoon, Colonel Fowler said to Chief Baw Beese as they looked out over the water, “No longer shall this lake be called by its Indian name. Henceforth, it shall be known as Baw Beese Lake, in honor of the chief who has been a true and loyal friend to the white man –...

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Drop-In Center opens location in Hillsdale

The corner of Monroe and Hillsdale streets has sat unoccupied since the closure of the Victorian Rose Flower Shoppe. In January, LifeWays, a community mental health agency based in Jackson, Mich., moved its Hillsdale Drop-In Center into this once vacant building. A drop-in center is a transitional place that delivers social support for individuals in...