Yuval Levin is the founding editor of National Affairs, contributing editor to National Review, and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He was the chief of staff for the President’s Council on Bioethics and a member of the White House domestic policy staff in 2005 and 2006. His most recent book is “The...
Year: 2016
You’re not entitled to art
When creators, particularly artists, take longer than usual to produce their next work, people become enraged. On Jan. 2, George R.R. Martin announced that, despite previous indications, the highly anticipated sixth book in the “A Song of Ice and Fire” epic would not be published in 2016. Fan outrage was enormous, despite Martin’s long, apologetic...
Who grades the CCA papers?
Students say they are frustrated by one of campus’s biggest mysteries, according to a recent survey conducted by the Collegian. Students do not know who grades their papers for Center for Constructive Alternatives seminars, and they allege that the anonymity leads to inconsistent and what they believe to be unfair grading. The CCA office outsources...
Poor House hosts historical show-and-tell
Hillsdale County Historical Society will host its annual “Show and Tell” event at the Will Carleton Poor House on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. The event is part of the Historical Society’s goal to host four general membership meetings each year. At last year’s event, about 25 people attended. The society welcomes interested community members...
Michigan Republicans aim to set strict guidelines for historic districts
Republicans in both houses of the Michigan Legislature recently introduced bills to amend existing laws governing the creation and administration of local historic preservation districts. The new House and Senate bills would amend the 1970 law and create a higher bar to establish the districts, change how the historic district study committees are governed, and...
