The movie industry is dying. Due to widespread COVID-19 restrictions, movie theaters around the world have been forced to close their doors for almost a year. As a result, in 2020, U.S. movie theaters totalled more than $9 billion less at the box office than they did in 2019. Not only that, but back...
Television interviews today feel stuffy. “Welcome to the show.” Then the guest is hit with a constant back-and-forth of dry question-and-answer dialogue. “Thanks for coming on.” And that’s that. But the magic of journalism, especially for audiences sitting at home on their living room couches, happens when listeners can feel that they are taking part...
The Declaration of Independence may comfort us with the promise that all men are created equal, but it failed to warn us that more than 90% of the earth’s population is right-handed. Being a lefty at Hillsdale is hard, and not in the way you may expect. Men have climbed Mount Everest. A few have...
As Twitter blew up with the news of Donald Trump’s termination from the app on Jan. 8, users celebrated while calling for the purging of Republicans on social media and throughout the country. This response led me, a young Republican, to feel helpless and alone. Where were my fellow patriots and how would we fight...
We need to party. Parties, when their purpose is gift-giving, hospitality, and celebration, are not only fun, but essential in developing culture. This is true not just at Hillsdale, but with young people everywhere. In a time in which it’s all too easy to focus on the negative things in our world, parties are a...