Kimberley Strassel of the Wall Street Journal will be the fall 2013 Pulliam Visiting Distinguished Fellow, the Dow Journalism Program announced this week. Strassel writes a Friday column called “Potomac Watch,” and is a member of the Journal’s editorial board. A graduate of Princeton University, Strassel previously lived in Brussels, Belgium, and wrote for the...
Author: Katy Bachelder (Katy Bachelder)
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Group to host culture panel
Liberty 21 Institute, an Illinois-based policy group dedicated to promoting liberty through market-based institutions, is hosting a panel discussion about conservatives and culture in Dow A&B on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. The panel discussion, open to the Hillsdale College community and the public alike, will tackle the question, “Can conservatives reclaim the culture?”...
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Farewell, Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher, the first woman prime minister of the United Kingdom, died Monday after suffering a stroke at the age of 87. Thatcher, a feisty, dignified woman known for her unapologetic defense of freedom and free-markets, revived a languishing British economy and society in the mid-1980s. She also had a special relationship with Hillsdale College,...
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Off the record: policy, education, and binge drinking
Twelve Loko. That’s what people used to call my friend Jack after he had consumed three “Four Lokos,” the now-restricted beverage that once contained both alcohol and energy drink levels of caffeine. Jack got drunk and endured frequent, brutal hangovers, but he suffered no severe consequences. He graduated with decent grades and works at a...
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Libertarianism: ‘a pre-political attitude’
Nick Gillespie is the editor-in-chief of Reason.com and Reason TV, the online outlets of Reason, the nation’s foremost libertarian magazine. From 2000 to 2008, he served as Reason editor-in-chief, winning the 2005 Western Publications Association “Maggie” Award for Best Political Magazine. The Daily Beast named Gillespie one of “The Right’s Top 25 Journalists,” calling him...