Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas described the college as “a trustee of the heritage that finds its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law” at Hillsdale College’s 146th commencement speech in 2016. This reflects the college’s mission statement “to develop the minds and improve the hearts of students” and to...
High-school junior Aza Holmes, fan of bad poetry, Dr. Pepper, and her beat-up car Harold, has, like every normal adolescent, some irrational fears. But hers are worse. She has intense germophobia, which keeps her from other normal teenage activities: friendships, adventures, and especially kissing her first boyfriend. Aza’s struggle to escape the “tightening spiral” of...
JERUSALEM — When 7-year-old Ariella Gillman sees her mom preparing for their family’s weekly Shabbat dinner, the little girl insists that company join in and help her eat a few loaves of challah bread. On the rare occasion no one joins the six-person family of Modern Orthodox Jews, Ariella’s disappointment rocks her to the point...