I stopped eating in the dining hall because of the piano. Almost every evening in the Knorr Family Dining Room, several different performers show off their skills on the ivory keys. Like everyone, I appreciate the occasional tasteful piano accompaniment. There’s something truly elegant about consuming mushy broccoli to the soundtrack of “Pirates of the...
Many students like myself only get to see their families once during a semester — over Thanksgiving — and we would like to spend time with our families when we get that chance. But Hillsdale College’s Thanksgiving break often falls directly before “hell week,” the last full week of classes and the time when final...
This past week, the Senate Judiciary Committee debated whether to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Although this confirmation process has not focused on Barrett’s personal history as much as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s hearings in 2018 did, the Democratic Party has still attempted to taint the judicial process with politics....
Public defenders act as the wall between mob justice and liberty, according to Joe Bugni, a federal crime attorney in Wisconsin. Ryan Walsh ’09, a former clerk to Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, interviewed Bugni on Oct. 15 about Bugni’s work as a public defender. More than 50 students attended “A Day in the Life of...
Our government has failed its purpose to protect natural rights, according to Ryan T. Anderson, a senior research fellow in American principles and public policy at the Heritage Foundation. In his speech on Oct. 5 titled “Religious Liberty is not Enough,” Anderson advocated for a more holistic approach to interpreting the Constitution. More than 30...