The merits of Brett Kavanaugh as a Republican nominee are clear, as are the reasons why Democrats fear his confirmation. As a conservative judge in the mold of the late Antoni Scalia, he would likely undermine union power, Civil Rights era voting protections, and Roe v. Wade. Kavanaugh’s background as a White House lawyer has...
One hundred and fifteen miles is a considerable distance. In the United States, 115 miles means 202,400 yards. For nearly everybody else in the world, 115 miles means 185,074 meters. For Hillsdale cross country senior Eli Poth, running 115 miles meant a standard week of summer training. Running 115 miles is not quite as physically...
You can tell a lot about professors by the things displayed in their offices. Professor of German Stephen Naumann displays maps. The walls of his basement office in Delp Hall are covered in maps — of Poland before and between the two world wars, of Germany, of Prussia. He even has a “metro map” of...
“Gossip Girl”: a show that reached countless viewers, grossed millions of dollars, earned endless praise. Too bad the drama of Gossip Girl couldn’t hold a candle to the HOT tea spilled in the Collegian, circa 1938. I’m talking about “Campus Capers”: a column so juicy, so scurrilous, that even 80 years later the reader can...
Over the past two days, the Senate has debated whether to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amongst the shouts and displays of unruly protestors and senators alike. This noise is indicative of a problem I believe Judge Kavanaugh can help fix. Rather than allowing the politics and confusion of the moment to determine the...