As election day looms on the horizon, the most important question Michaganders should be asking is whether or not they want their voting standards reduced to the lowest common denominator. Proposal 2, one of three proposals that would amend Michigan’s constitution if approved, aims to “recognize the fundamental right to vote without harassing conduct,” but...
Author: Elizabeth Crawford (Elizabeth Crawford)
Alexandra DeSanctis speaks on future of the pro-life movement
Abortion is an anti-woman philosophy, said Alexandra DeSanctis Marr, the fall visiting Pulliam Fellow, in her lecture, “The Direction of the Pro-Life Movement after Dobbs.” DeSanctis, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and staff writer at the National Review, presented her lecture to a crowded room of donors and friends of the...
Amazon takes on Tolkien
After a whopping $715 million budget, the producers and directors of the new Amazon show, “The Rings of Power,” should have remembered the old saying, “all that glitters is not gold.” On Friday, Sept. 10 a group of friends and I sat down to watch the show’s first episode. There was quite a range of...
Kacey Reeves West ’18 lectures on Big Tech
Despite a growing sentiment among academics and legal scholars favoring strong government regulation for Big Tech monopolies, Kacey Reeves West said the Chicago School of Economics still provides the answers concerning companies that impact every American’s life. Hillsdale’s political economy club Praxis hosted West’s lecture, “Antitrust and Big Tech: Has the Chicago School Failed?,” on...
Value the community
Community is a key aspect of any college experience, and it is especially important at Hillsdale. Bound together by the Honor Code, virtue, and the improvement of the mind through education, I appreciated how the students lived out these ideals during my visits. As a transfer student, I came from a school that lacked a...




