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Freedom of speech stifled in socialist Venezuela
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Freedom of speech stifled in socialist Venezuela

I have never spoken to someone on the radio, concerned that what they were saying would jeopardize their personal safety, until Tuesday. My co-host Alex Nester and I interviewed a young Venezuelan man, Christian Coruzo, who currently resides in Venezuela’s capital city, Caracas. After I read an intriguing article he published on the conservative news...

Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats seek to undo 2016 election
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Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats seek to undo 2016 election

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would impeach 62 million Americans if she could. But unfortunately, her office only allows her to pursue impeachment of a single deplorable. Pelosi announced the beginning of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump last Tuesday. Portraying herself as a strict constitutionalist, she said to the nation, “Our republic...

Rediscover the meaning of ‘We the People’
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Rediscover the meaning of ‘We the People’

The worst part about my trip to Washington, D.C., last week, was learning to drink iced coffee before the paper straw dissolves. The best part was hearing from the leaders of the only movement capable of preserving our republic: the New American Right. Last week on my radio show, “American View”, I spoke with Mollie...

Hillsdale needs better on-campus housing options
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Hillsdale needs better on-campus housing options

There are few things more frightening for a college sophomore than finding out your off-campus house has bedbugs. That was me last year. Technically speaking, they were bat bugs, meaning they originated from the bats living in our walls, but when bat bugs are hungry, they feast just like their bedridden friends. My first off-campus...

Dear Pro-Lifers: It’s time to rethink advocacy
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Dear Pro-Lifers: It’s time to rethink advocacy

As Hillsdale students, we know all about the March for Life. Since 1974, thousands have marched down the National Mall in an annual protest of a 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. This year was no different, and like many previous years, Hillsdale sent a group to join the protest. Students...