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Mr. Friedersdorf’s insidious argument
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Mr. Friedersdorf’s insidious argument

Conor Friedersdorf is a professional Trump hater. A quick scroll through his Twitter feed quickly proves that he spends quite a bit of time criticizing the President. His recent articles in the Atlantic are variant screeds against Donald Trump and his agenda. And now he has turned his obsessive attentions to Hillsdale College for the...

Convention of States will not solve America’s problems
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Convention of States will not solve America’s problems

With the birth of the Hillsdale College chapter of Citizens for Self-Governance, demands for an Article V Convention of States found renewed vigor on campus. And indeed, many vocal facets of the conservative movement have lent their support. In the words of Mark Levin, our country is “on the precipice of national disaster.” The “only...

Oprah’s fame doesn’t threaten Trump in 2020
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Oprah’s fame doesn’t threaten Trump in 2020

    When Oprah Winfrey took the stage at the Golden Globes to speak about the evils of sexual assault, pundits began to spread rumors of a 2020 presidential candidacy. The speech was so well received that we just might forget Oprah is a longtime friend of Harvey Weinstein. Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief of National Review,...

Trump shows conservatives how to fight and win a culture war
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Trump shows conservatives how to fight and win a culture war

The election of President Donald Trump brought a rebirth of the nation-state and government by consent along with some decisive legislative victories—and his supporters expect much more to come.  But one of the biggest accomplishments under Trump has not been in politics but in culture: the delegitimization of today’s elites. When the news of Harvey...

Trump’s first address, first week equally ambitious
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Trump’s first address, first week equally ambitious

“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Trump thundered in his inaugural address. “From this moment on, it’s going to be America First” — as if an American president could rule by any other creed. But the people erupted, hearing a pledge foreign to their ears. With this simple...