Stephanie Merrick is the managing editor at the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative publication in Washington, D.C. The following is an excerpt from an interview that was recorded this week with Stefan Kleinhenz on Radio Free Hillsdale. What is the Free Beacon? We started out as combat journalism. I think we were the first ones...
Showered with kisses, adorned with clothing, fed like a king — I was like the lost son from the Gospel of Luke. I did nothing to earn the love of my relatives; I just called to say I was coming to visit their small village in a couple of days. They defined for me the...
Hillsdale College in D.C. has hired David Azerrad as an assistant professor of government and research fellow. The hire comes as the D.C. campus continues to grow, most notably with the opening of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government this fall. Vice President for Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School...
The Washington Nationals are not favored to win the 2019 World Series — all the more reason why they will. On May 25, when the Nationals were 19-31 and the second-worst team in the National League, they only had a 0.1% chance of making the World Series according to Baseball Reference. They then snuck through...
It was a night dedicated to America’s pastime in downtown San Diego — but that night my political world collided with baseball. The only worry that crossed people’s minds was if they’d grab their beers in time to catch the next pitch. But this ballpark experience taught me something that goes well beyond the diamond....