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Scott Walker was crowded out

Scott Walker was a legitimate candidate for President, and it is a black mark on the Republican Party’s primary that such a candidate was forced out of the race so early. Walker has a proven and successful record of conservative reforms in Wisconsin, a blue state typically difficult for conservatives to govern. Across the country,...

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The abolition of majors

As Hillsdale welcomes the new freshman class to campus, one of the most common questions we’ll hear over the next few weeks is “What do you plan on majoring in?” There was a time, however, when this question would have made no sense to the students of Hillsdale College, or any other serious liberal arts...

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Give Jeb a chance

On April 7, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul announced his presidential run, claiming that we need a “new kind of Republican” — ostensibly more libertarian-leaning —  to win. In March, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz announced his presidential run, arguing that the “mushy middle” won’t win the presidency. The candidate that best embodies this “mushy...

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More Protestants should March for Life

Every year, on or around the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, pro-life Americans descend on D.C. for the March for Life, a protest against the legalization of abortion. In 2015 alone, media reports estimate that more than 500,000 marchers were in the District. This year, for the first time in my...

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Making it up

Ad Liberty’s humble beginnings in the Simpson basement have since evolved into a worthy alternative to Thirsty Thursday. Hillsdale students founded the club in the fall of 2013. “We started the club because there weren’t really many comedy-oriented groups on campus,” said junior Alex Buchmann, the club’s leader. Regular attendee Luke Robson said that the...