Three weeks ago, a two-star general tried to cancel me on Twitter. It went badly—for him. America’s military establishment has long enjoyed immunity from serious public criticism. Americans lost trillions of dollars and thousands of lives in the sinkholes of Afghanistan and Iraq while their generals made off like bandits securing book deals, fellowships, and...
This Monday, colleges across the country will celebrate American workers by designating Labor Day a school holiday—Hillsdale will not. Designating Labor Day as a school holiday would increase students’ appreciation not only of the actual holiday but the staff of Hillsdale as well. Labor Day dates back to the 19th century, a time of poor...
I have a piece of advice for Hillsdale College freshmen: Take lots of photos. You’re going to want to remember these next four years. In high school I started a personal project on my Instagram account called “this week in pictures.” Every seven days I would go through all the photos I’d taken that week...
Consider Hilldale for your next summer internship Imagine an empty union, no classes, and replacing your dining-hall diet of tater tots and grilled cheese for eggs—college-budget eggs. For myself and about 30 other students who worked at the college over the summer, this was our life. While it was a far cry from the typical...
College students are headed back to school—and for many, that means up-to-date vaccine cards, a surplus of masks, socially-distanced gatherings, and loads of Zoom calls. But here in our small Michigan oasis, Hillsdale students are free from nonsensical mandates. We shouldn’t take that freedom for granted. “This is what we do,” Hillsdale College President Larry...