Scott Walker was a legitimate candidate for President, and it is a black mark on the Republican Party’s primary that such a candidate was forced out of the race so early. Walker has a proven and successful record of conservative reforms in Wisconsin, a blue state typically difficult for conservatives to govern. Across the country,...
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September 10, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
The abolition of majors
As Hillsdale welcomes the new freshman class to campus, one of the most common questions we’ll hear over the next few weeks is “What do you plan on majoring in?” There was a time, however, when this question would have made no sense to the students of Hillsdale College, or any other serious liberal arts...
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April 23, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Give Jeb a chance
On April 7, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul announced his presidential run, claiming that we need a “new kind of Republican” — ostensibly more libertarian-leaning — to win. In March, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz announced his presidential run, arguing that the “mushy middle” won’t win the presidency. The candidate that best embodies this “mushy...
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March 5, 2015July 12, 2022News
Polyglotism and praxeology: Gage translates von Mises
In many circles on campus, Ludwig von Mises remains one of the most well-respected economists and philosophers. His ideas have influenced many of the faculty and students, including Will Gage, a junior studying Spanish and German, who is now translating a previously untranslated excerpt of one of Mises’ books. Gage learned that one of Mises’...
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022News
Visiting professor Smith: An Old South historian
In an environment where historians struggle to find both steady employment and academic freedom, members of the Hillsdale College History Department are blessed with both, according to new Visiting Assistant Professor of History Miles Smith IV. Smith, a native of Salisbury, North Carolina, specializes in studies of the Old South. Growing up in a small,...