as become comonplace in American political discourse, often used in the context of American exceptionalism. The metaphor, however, has been refashioned and misapplied, according to Associate Professor of History Richard Gamble’s new book “In Search of the City on a Hill: The Making and Unmaking of an American Myth,” released on Aug. 2. The idea...
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October 30, 2012July 12, 2022News
Off the Record
Voting matters. You’ve heard it said a million times, but many students at Hillsdale College disagree. These students declare in Saga, in class, on Facebook or Twitter that they’re not voting because their vote won’t determine the outcome of the election, the candidates are too similar, or they have better things to do. This thinking...
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October 8, 2012July 12, 2022Opinions
Elections have Consequences: the first debate
M itt Romney dominated last night’s debate. He controlled it. Conservatives, libertarians, and MSNBC hosts agree: A sharp Romney won a decisive victory. Romney’s edge began from the first moment. When he congratulated President Obama on his anniversary, he made a lighthearted joke about how happy Obama must be to spend it “here with me.”...
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September 27, 2012July 12, 2022Opinions
Hillsdale in D.C.
Spend a semester in Washington, D.C. Hillsdale students flood the district during the summer, but too few students take advantage of the semester-long programs. The Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program and Hillsdale’s newStudy Abroad in D.C. program provide students with an opportunity to enrich their education in an impactful city. I spent the spring 2011 semester participating...
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September 21, 2012July 12, 2022Culture
Review: ‘Sex and God at Yale’
It’s a disgusting, excellent work. Seldom do those two adjectives belong next to each other in a sentence, but it’s the best way to describe Nathan Harden’s new book “Sex and God at Yale.” It’s a curious combination — a memoir mixed with a devastatingly thorough exposé of the ongoing moral decay at Yale. In...