While the Chronicles of Narnia series has enthralled its readers for several generations, Professor Michael Ward of the University of Oxford contends that many have glossed over its deeper meaning. Following his convocation address in Christ Chapel on Nov. 14, earlier that morning, Ward gave a lecture titled “Great Balls of Fire: C.S. Lewis, Narnia,...
The Hillsdale College Chargers began a string of seven consecutive road games with a two-game split against non-conference opponents. On Thursday, the Chargers fell to the Ferris State University Bulldogs 85-59 after falling behind 19-0 in the first quarter, and on Saturday, Hillsdale defeated the Lake Superior State University Lakers, 80-51, thanks in part to...
Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) blasted Michigan Democrats at an event hosted by the Hillsdale College Republicans, describing Democratic members of the legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer as “on the bat-sh*t crazy spectrum.” To begin, Shirkey discussed his career as a small business owner prior to serving in the state legislature. To this...
As impeachment proceedings begin, the Republican Party and conservative media are quick to defend President Donald Trump. Based on testimony and phone transcripts, we know Trump tried to leverage federal funds to pressure the Ukrainian government into investigating and supplying information that could damage 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. The specifics of the situation are...
Five years ago, I was on a bus in Cordoba, Veracruz, located in central Mexico on a mission trip. Winding along the mountain roads, there were regular police checkpoints we stopped at, where M-16-toting officers checked the bus. One local pointed out that having the police around should not make me feel safer. There is...