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Americans shouldn’t expect teenagers to solve the gun debate
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Americans shouldn’t expect teenagers to solve the gun debate

During my daily commute through the nation’s capital, I passed a group of high schoolers sitting in a circle outside the White House. They were swaying and humming, and I was trying to figure out if this was a morning yoga session or a religious vigil when I noticed the array of signs lining the...

Walking through the Paul House
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Walking through the Paul House

I shouldn’t have grown so attached to it, and now it’s slipping away. It used to smell musty after a long, hot summer. The rooms stood in semi-darkness from poor lighting, but it hid the torn and dented wallpaper quite well. Furniture cluttered the upstairs, and the kitchen cabinets overflowed with dishes left behind by...

The drinking age causes dangerous drinking habits
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The drinking age causes dangerous drinking habits

I was 18 when I had my first drink with my dad. He sat me down to have a conversation about alcohol in light of my first and fast-approaching semester at Hillsdale: “I understand that it seems arbitrary,” he said,  “but it’s really not that big of a deal. You should just obey the law....