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Stop ‘enshrining’ what isn’t sacred
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Stop ‘enshrining’ what isn’t sacred

Headline writers have a favorite new buzzword for articles covering abortion legalization, and it’s ruining journalistic integrity. The Associated Press in February: “New Hampshire Senate rejects enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution.” Bloomberg Law News in November: “Ohio Voters Enshrined Abortion, But Courts Will Decide its Reach.” The New York Times on March 4:...

Orwell deserves a spot on the Liberty Walk
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Orwell deserves a spot on the Liberty Walk

The question is not whether Hillsdale College should add George Orwell to the Liberty Walk, but why his statue does not stand on campus already. The purpose of the Liberty Walk is not just to honor great men and women in history but, more specifically, “champions of freedom” who manifest “the importance of education to...

Sexism isn’t based or trad
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Sexism isn’t based or trad

I’ve never considered myself a blue-haired feminist. I didn’t see “Barbie.” I like wearing dresses and I enjoy going to the traditional Latin mass.   But I’m tired of sexism on this campus. I had never encountered anything like it before coming here. Like most conservatives, I would scoff at people who argued that sexism is...

Stop legalizing recreational marijuana
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Stop legalizing recreational marijuana

Legalizing marijuana is harmful. Courtesy | Flickr One of the idiocies of modern policy is the belief that legalizing a certain crime will eliminate that crime. The legalization of recreational marijuana is one of these social experiments that has utterly failed and needs to cease. Contrary to the popular belief that marijuana acts as a...