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....
Author: Caleb Lambrecht (Caleb Lambrecht)
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
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
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...
Rep. Leutheuser: A man committed to public service
As a staple of Hillsdale politics gears up to leave office, he leaves behind a lasting legacy of service to the Hillsdale community. Eric Leutheuser, a Hillsdale College class of ’82 graduate, will finish his final term as state representative at the end of the year. Leutheuser has spent nearly six years in the office...