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Including math in the core was a good idea

As of a few weeks ago, a Hillsdale student could graduate without ever walking through the first floor of DOW Science — i.e., the math department — if he achieved an ACT mathematics score of 27. Not any longer. In a faculty meeting Feb. 4, professors voted unanimously to abolish the ACT standard as acceptable...

The Dems’ debate
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The Dems’ debate

The Republican presidential candidates should be rejoicing over John Dickerson’s stellar performance in the Democratic Presidential Primary Debate held Nov. 14. Dickerson, host of Face the Nation on CBS News, moderated what turned out to be a fairly boring but semi-hostile boxing match between the three Democratic candidates: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley....

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PC(USA)’s marriage decision ignores its members

The Presbyterian Church (USA) taught me something this week: Apparently, changing one’s denominational constitution to redefine marriage is a peachy keen idea even if it will alienate about a quarter of one’s presbyteries (i.e., congregational districts). First, a disclaimer: As a professing member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, I don’t know all of the details....

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Marching for Life isn’t enough to save the family

Two weeks ago today, hundreds of thousands of people trekked to the bustling leviathan of Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life. Even though I intern in the Capitol Hill area, the only signs of their presence I encountered were occasional sightings of men in black vestments, some isolated pro-life leaflets strewn on the...

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Feminism fails to empower

A branch of the feminist movement has a new marketing strategy: Exploiting young girls. FCKH8.com, a t-shirt company that promotes human rights, recently released an appalling video featuring five young girls dressed as princesses spewing feminist ideology and prolific profanity to promote female empowerment. The f-word (no, not “feminism”) was thrown around carelessly to advance...