While the media rushed to explain the economic causes when Forever 21 declared bankruptcy two weeks ago, there’s one issue they didn’t mention: fast fashion. The Wall Street Journal reported that until the late 1970s, the U.S. produced at least 70% of the apparel that Americans purchased, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics....
When I was about 13, my dad went through a phase of playing Tom Petty in the car on Sunday mornings. As we drove down the highway to our Presbyterian church in Middle Tennessee, I would whine in the back seat about how annoying Petty’s voice was. The rest of my siblings enjoyed Petty; I...
While Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republicans in the state legislature fight over funding for road repairs across the state, the standoff could result in 48,000 unpaid government employees in Michigan. Hillsdale County is prepared for the potential blow. Michigan’s fiscal budget ends at midnight Sept. 30. If Whitmer and the legislators don’t reach...
If Nikki Haley has had one thing since the moment she left her position as the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., it’s been pressure to seek the highest, most prestigious office in the United States — the Hillsdale College Class of 2020 Commencement Speaker. Recent commencement speakers have been impressive: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,...
If you know one song by The Eagles, it’s probably “Take It Easy.” The moody 1970s California rock band enjoyed enormous career success with that song from the get-go, success that continues into our own age. Despite a change of band members and a generation and a half of newer musicians on the market,...