Everyone with a television or radio knows when campaign season is in full swing. Commercial breaks contain smiling politicians, promises they can’t keep, and — of course — mudslinging. Yet the well-trained mind must endeavor to transcend these persuasive images and clichés to elect the best leaders — not the ones that sound best on...
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November 6, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
“Alexander”: A very bad day in review
“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” by Judith Viorst is the classic children’s story chronicling a most unfortunate series of events one day in Alexander’s life. Now a major motion picture, Disney has made Viorst’s beloved story into a family film, casting stars such as Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner to...
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November 6, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Social media: A tool, not a tyrant
Against the tide proclaiming how vital social media are in our personal and professional lives, a sudden backlash against social media has occurred. Viral videos showing how preoccupied we are with social media and modern technology are rapidly shared across Facebook. People post statuses declaring their decision to delete their social media accounts, only to...
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November 6, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
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...
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November 6, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Progressive Rock and the Liberal Arts: They belong together
One of the most overlooked musical genres among students here at Hillsdale is progressive rock. Prog rock is by far the most profound musical genre of the last 50 years. While many more socially conservative people over the past half-century have claimed rock music is merely Satanic and sexualized, in actuality, progressive rock is some...