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Keep presidential elections outside DC families
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Keep presidential elections outside DC families

Dear Washington, D.C., let someone new run for president.  Let someone who genuinely wants to serve his country run for president rather than someone whose family has been in politics for years.  Washington, D.C. thinks small. It sticks with who it knows, keeping it all in the family. Hillary Clinton, a former first lady, ran...

Setting sail for spring break
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Setting sail for spring break

Six women set sail in the British Virgin Islands for a week—the perfect reality TV show or Key West novel. But it’s actually a group of friends from Hillsdale College on spring break.  Senior Grace Hearne has sailed in the British Virgin Islands many times with her family, and she said she was excited to...

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Hillsdale Wins Centerfire Optics at Talladega

The Hillsdale College Action Shooting team took first in the centerfire optics category of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program College Nationals in Talladega, Alabama. Last week’s win represents the third year in a row of bringing home a national title. The team’s A and B squads placed second and third in both the centerfire and...

Ban Chinese-backed social media companies
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Ban Chinese-backed social media companies

Tik Tok should be banned because it destroys focus, promotes social media addiction, and the algorithm rewards suggestive sexual content — especially from young girls. But even worse, it has ties to the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, which poses a threat to U.S. sovereignty. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed...

Tales from the Speaker’s office
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Tales from the Speaker’s office

Sophomore Tommy Smith shares experience  interning for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Sophomore Tommy Smith knows how to tell a story. Every evening, his classmates look forward to his re-enactment of the most memorable call he received that day. “This is Speaker Johnson’s office. How can I help you?” “Yes ma’am, we do.” “No...