Author: Joshua J. Paladino (Joshua J. Paladino)

Home Joshua J. Paladino
Repeal and replace DACA
Post

Repeal and replace DACA

Dreamers deserve better than DACA. President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) restores rule of law to America’s immigration system, but Congress must pass legislation to give Dreamers—illegal aliens who came to America as children—citizenship. President Obama created DACA in 2012 after Congress refused to pass the DREAM Act, which...

Hillsdale should allow medical cannabis dispensaries
Post

Hillsdale should allow medical cannabis dispensaries

As I walked into the Jackson medical cannabis dispensary last weekend, I noticed behind me an old, frail woman. Her hands were shaking, and her voice was filled with tears. “The OxyContin doesn’t take away the pain,” I heard her say to the attendant. She asked the cashier for a few grams of cannabis and...

Golf enters season’s first tournament
Post

Golf enters season’s first tournament

As the Hillsdale College golf team transitions to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the players’ focus has been on earning a spot in this weekend’s tournament. Junior Joel Pietila, who made history last season with the team’s first-ever individual victory in the GLIAC Championship, battled a shoulder injury this offseason, but he said it hasn’t...