When a man loudly defends his manhood, regardless of what was said about his hands, “the lady doth protest too much, methinks.” No man emasculates himself as quickly as the one who puts forward his own masculinity. Separated from femininity, masculinity has no meaningful significance. If man, “homo,” may be actually divided into “vir,” male,...
Author: Micah Meadowcroft (Micah Meadowcroft)
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Middle East advocacy club formed on campus
Students hike in En Geddi during the January Israel trip. The experience inspired some students to start a club to discuss issues of the Middle East on campus. Anders Kiledal | Collegian Inspired by a recent 10-day educational trip to Israel, Hillsdale students have founded a group to raise awareness about Israel and the Middle...
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Foreign policy: America, Israel, and the future of the Middle East
Anders Kiledal | Collegian Sophomore Michael Lucchese examines exploded Qassam rockets from Gaza at a police station in the “bomb shelter capital of the world,” Sderot, Israel. As Russia becomes the major player in Syria and ISIS gives countries with diverging interests a common enemy, America has the opportunity to take back the lost initiative...
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Political crises, real and imaginary
“They encircle me with words of hate.” Israel lives the lament of the psalmist, 8 million people surrounded by enemies. Across the northwest border, the rockets of Hezbollah face Jerusalem. In the northeast, al-Qaida clings to its piece of shattered Syria. Jordan, sometime friend but former enemy, weak to external pressure, lies in the east....
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France has a chance to redeem modern war
In response to the horrifying murder of 129 civilians in Paris last Friday, France must re-civilize western war making. The Islamic State claimed responsibility Saturday for the coordinated strikes by eight operatives, describing the attack as retaliation for French military action in Syria. The same day, French President Francois Hollande called Friday’s massacre “an act...