After ruling the British commonwealth for more than 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8, 2022. Hillsdale faculty and staff said they shared a variety of reactions to the queen’s death, including sadness and gratitude for her dedication to the British people. “I think anybody that is from England or the United Kingdom...
Here’s some advice: Before antagonizing Russia, check the weather. Napoleon, Hitler, and other would-be conquerors reaped disaster after failing to tune in to the forecast. Despite these lessons, Europe is about to repeat history. To avoid armed conflict, Europe needs to fight Putin’s war not with weapons, but with the power of free trade and...
Two major academics faced serious assassination attempts over the last month: Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie and Russian political philosopher Aleksandr Dugin. Rushdie was put on a ventilator after being stabbed repeatedly by an Islamic extremist, while a car bomb intended for Dugin took the life of his 29 year-old daughter, Darya Dugina. Russia claims...
What do you get when a despotic, oil-rich regime starts a golf league? Meet LIV Golf, the new $2 billion investment project Saudi Arabia hopes will distract you from its ongoing human rights abuses. Players shouldn’t support their cause. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, is financing the new...
After COVID-19 complications canceled his plans last winter, junior Fernando Bravo looks forward to traveling to Israel this December. “What better group of people to visit with than from Hillsdale College,” Bravo said. “They want to learn how to live out their beliefs both through the liberal arts and religious perspective and be able to...