Mount Rushmore in South Dakota depicts presidents such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Courtesy | Wikimedia Commons George Washington was not a fan of glorifying his presidency, according to Assistant Professor of Politics Daniel O’Toole. “Washington didn’t want the president to be a kind of omnipresent force in American political life,” O’Toole said. “There’s...
While it won’t be one of Jay Gatsby’s raucous parties, F. Scott Fitzgerald fans are invited to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of “The Great Gatsby” in a book discussion on Feb. 26. The discussion, hosted by Mossey Library staff, will take place at 12:00 p.m. in the Heritage Room and include a...
The Daily Wire has been a pillar of conservative media since its founding in 2015. Recent events, however, have plunged the company and its CEO, Jeremy Boreing, into a well-deserved firestorm of media controversy. In the world of middle-aged men sporting beards and outdated references, “The Comments Section with Brett Cooper” podcast was a breath...
Theologian Brett Salkeld argues that Protestants and Catholics can find more common ground in the controversial Eucharist topic than they might think. Courtesy | Nyehob Transubstantiation can unite Christians, not divide them, author and theologian Brett Salkeld said in a lecture Nov. 18. Hillsdale College Catholic Society hosted Salkeld’s talk, “Transubstantiation and Christian Unity.” Salkeld...
Hillsdale students are in a unique position to confront tradition, Assistant Professor of Medieval History Charles Yost said at fall convocation in Christ Chapel on Nov. 14. Named Professor of the Year by the class of 2024, Yost gave the keynote address. Yost said Hillsdale culture reveres tradition, and students can become too comfortable with...