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Terror blitz in London shows it’s time to fight for ‘Victory over Islamism’
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Terror blitz in London shows it’s time to fight for ‘Victory over Islamism’

At least seven people died in a series of attacks in London coordinated by Islamist terrorists on Saturday. More than 40 were injured. For hours, fear gripped the country. After the recent tragedies at Westminster and Manchester, the incident in London marks the third time in 10 weeks terrorists attacked the United Kingdom. Sadiq Khan, the...

The Importance of Identity: Why Hillsdale College Should Consider Secularization
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The Importance of Identity: Why Hillsdale College Should Consider Secularization

The construction of Christ Chapel cost Hillsdale College the exorbitant amount of $28.5 million, and inconvenienced students by restricting their use of the quad. Yet what is most controversial about the Chapel is that “[it’s] location in the middle of everything is profoundly intentional.” The deliberate location of a Christian symbol in the center of...

The chapel will not change the nature of religion on campus
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The chapel will not change the nature of religion on campus

A foreboding irony settled in the classroom as Professor of English Dwight Lindley read from Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “Binsey Poplars,” the morning workers cleared trees on the quad for chapel construction. Outside the window of Lane Hall, one could see the last of the trees being reduced to a stump under a cloudy sky. “All...

Go for Gold: Supply Shouldn’t Affect Revival of the Gold Standard
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Go for Gold: Supply Shouldn’t Affect Revival of the Gold Standard

Many economists see an international return to a gold-backed currency as a solution to many countries’ financial woes. With a true gold standard, the decline of money’s purchasing power would slow, the government would have less control of our currency, and, ideally, central banks would be abolished, putting to bed the Keynesian pipe dream of...