Zohran Mamdani waves to a crowd of supporters at his inauguration on Jan. 1, 2026. Courtesy | New York City Government Rugged individualism may have its pitfalls, but collectivism is not compassion. When New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani affirmed his intent to carry out campaign promises on affordability, child care, and a rent freeze,...
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Mock Trial competes in last tournaments of preseason
Hillsdale College Mock Trial’s two upperclassmen teams placed third and fourth overall in their respective tournaments Nov. 15–16, with members taking home several individual awards. Upperclassmen team Mens Rea-lity Stars finished third overall at the University of Texas at Austin with a final ballot record of 8.5-3.5. They swept Boston University 3-0, went 1-2 against...
Marriage is hard – know where to hide the body
A loving marriage may entail the thought of killing your spouse, Marie Bellet said jokingly in a Nov. 6 panel with her husband. “I heard it said once that if you have not come up with a plan for how to hide the body, you have not been in love,” Marie Bellet said. For the...
Tucker Carlson offers the ‘marketplace of ideas’
Courtesy | Flickr The conservative right is full of questionable and unpleasant figures. Canceling them is not the solution. Since Tucker Carlson hosted far-right persona non grata Nick Fuentes on his show Oct. 27, The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro, Sen. Mitch McConnell, radio host Mark Levin, and many others have condemned Carlson for giving Fuentes...
McNamara says education must be aimed at nurturing the soul
To educate a person is not only to impart knowledge, but to form their soul, according to Robert McNamara, an associate professor of philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville. McNamara spoke Oct. 29 on the deeply spiritual and personalist approach to education inspired by the writings of Catholic philosopher Edith Stein. “Education is never a...

