Few memorials to Martin Luther King Jr., pay tribute to the true bases of his civil-rights progress — which “pivoted on ideas that are much less popular now,” argued Jim Spiegel, professor of philosophy and religion at Taylor University. Speaking to an audience of about 30 people in a lecture at Hillsdale College on Thursday,...
For many Hillsdale students, faith is central to our identity. It can be a source of fierce loyalty and occasional conflict. But aggression is the last thing we want surrounding the topic of religion, and as Christians, dialogue about theology ought to be conducted with charity and humility, especially when pointing out differences between Catholic...
Playwright Elihu Winer may have released his newest production “Anatomy of a Murder” in 1963, but its story began long before. Ten years prior, a local lieutenant stationed in Big Bay, Michigan murdered the owner of a nearby bar on the grounds that the owner had raped his wife. The state brought the issue before...
Most Hillsdale College students take time for leisure over Fall Break, but for the first time in recent history, students have the option to take a class instead. The class, Visualization and Analysis of Data, will be taught Oct. 17-20 by George Forman, a senior machine learning scientist for Amazon. Forman will also give a...
“I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in, I’ll never meet the ground,” sings Lady Gaga on stage with Bradley Cooper in the new film “A Star is Born”. It’s the song that introduces Gaga and Cooper’s on-screen relationship and the film. It’s an invitation. Fall into the world of Ally and Jackson...