Every early November, America finds itself under a constant barrage of retail sales, promos, and offers of free meals for American veterans. But Veteran’s Day has absolutely nothing to do with a discount or a free entree from Applebee’s. As a soldier, Veteran’s Day has everything to do with the men I served with and...
When I was nine years old, my friend asked if I worshipped Satan. It was the day before Halloween and I was telling her about the costume my mom had made me. It wasn’t anything exciting. In fact, I’m pretty sure I dressed up as a lamp that year, but her reaction was enough to...
This week, two international incidents dragged Americans’ attention away from the midterm election cycle and Washington, D.C. politics: the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey, and a thousands-strong migrant caravan making its way up from Central America. Clearly intersecting with American politics, these issues remind us that...
I voted for the first time during a midterm election. We experienced it while living under two distinct shadows. It was the first federal election after 9/11. A world made new, in ways we then could hardly fathom, had changed our lives and our politics more than anything I had yet seen. It was also...
Dear Editor, In the Oct. 11 edition of The Collegian, Ms. Krystina Skurk argued that Hillsdale should invite newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to speak at the 2019 commencement ceremony. This proposition would do a great disservice to the students and mission of Hillsdale College. To begin, the intention of this response is...