The new concept of conservative constitutional jurisprudence, or “common good originalism,” is a “half-baked, working thesis,” First Liberty Institute Attorney Josh Hammer told students at an event hosted by Federalist Society last Thursday. Federalist Society hosted Hammer virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hammer, an opinions editor for Newsweek magazine, said the concept was originally...
Most Hillsdale students rushed home in March to be with their families as the COVID-19 lockdowns began. But international students from Spain and Kenya stayed behind. Senior Nico Ruben de Enrique Schmidt, from Mallorca, Spain, hasn’t left Hillsdale since last January. “When I go home for Christmas, it will be a full year since I’ve...
For Fall Break, I headed to the Dolly Sods Wilderness in West Virginia. After the serene drive down iconic country roads, I was rather surprised to arrive at a poorly-kept parking lot overflowing with vehicles. During the 23-mile loop, I encountered young families with their infants in backpacks, college kids out for day-hikes, and elderly...
National political reporter Salena Zito arrived in Hillsdale last week, but not in the way you might expect. “I don’t fly, I don’t take highways, I don’t take turnpikes,” Zito said in her speech in Plaster Auditorium on Oct. 22. “I only take back roads. If I fly or take a highway I’m going to...