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‘Empire has consequences’: Habib talks republics, Rome in library lecture
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‘Empire has consequences’: Habib talks republics, Rome in library lecture

On Oct. 15, Hillsdale’s Mossey Library hosted Associate Professor of Politics Khalil Habib in its newest installment of the Our Faculty’s Ongoing Research lecture series.  Habib spoke on the theme of liberty and empire, and the differing views that three prolific political thinkers — Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Montesquieu — each had on these important themes....

Michigan Supreme Court rules against Gov. Whitmer
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Michigan Supreme Court rules against Gov. Whitmer

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders are no longer legally enforceable, according to a Michigan Supreme Court ruling on Monday. The ruling follows the state Supreme Court’s decision from nearly two weeks ago which established that the law Whitmer used for her emergency powers violates the Michigan Constitution. Justice Stephen Markman, a distinguished visiting professor of...

Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to United States Supreme Court
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Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to United States Supreme Court

On Saturday, President Donald Trump appointed Amy Coney Barrett, a Notre Dame Law professor and U.S. Circuit judge to the United States Supreme Court. As Trump’s prospective third appointee to the court, Barrett is expected to undergo an expedited confirmation process as Senate Republicans work to confirm Barrett ahead of the November elections. Barrett is...

WSJ excludes Hillsdale from rankings again
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WSJ excludes Hillsdale from rankings again

  The Wall Street Journal has once again excluded Hillsdale College from its annual ranking of the best colleges in the nation. Since the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education began the annual College Ranking list in 2016, it has not once included Hillsdale College because the data for its rankings comes from the Department of...