Year: 2016

Home 2016
Web piracy and capitalism can’t mix
Post

Web piracy and capitalism can’t mix

Anyone who has watched a DVD since 2003 knows that digital piracy is illegal. However, despite the law and all the Anti-Piracy Warning Seals the FBI can produce, many people – especially college students – pretend piracy is not stealing. In this digital age, piracy is a nefarious creature that manages to disguise itself as...

Polls and parties: Patrick Cadell defines today’s Democrats
Post

Polls and parties: Patrick Cadell defines today’s Democrats

Patrick Caddell is an American public opinion pollster and former political film consultant in the Jimmy Carter White House. A regular Fox News contributor, Caddell has served as a consultant to various movies and television shows, including the serial drama “The West Wing.” Caddell spoke Monday in Phillips Auditorium on “The Democrat Party Today,” as...

Register to vote while you still can
Post

Register to vote while you still can

It’s a well-established norm that Hillsdale students talk a lot of politics. In this election, it’s important that students put their money where their mouth is and vote. Students have been arguing tirelessly for and against Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, and even a few for Hillary Clinton, all semester. And if it’s not students talking...

Walberg, Mich. Republican chair urge students to support Trump
Post

Walberg, Mich. Republican chair urge students to support Trump

At the opening of the Republican Party field office in Jackson, Michigan, Sept. 24, speakers emphasized the importance of backing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, and Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel encouraged Hillsdale College students to do what they can to support Trump, so he can win the election....

Folsom to retire in December
Post

Folsom to retire in December

After teaching on entrepreneurship, new deal policies, and economic history for more than 14 years, Hillsdale College Professor of History Burt Folsom is announcing he will retire in December. “One of my goals in teaching was that I would know when I should retire before my students knew it,” Folsom said with a laugh. “I...