John Gardner, a former lobbyist and political appointee, once wrote that “history never looks like history when you are living through it.” But it’s hard to escape the feeling that we are living through a historic year. While it’s too early to trace the ways that the events of this year will shape history, we...
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Governor Whitmer, open the gyms
Weightlifting is essential to liberal education. By forcibly closing gyms these last six months, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opposes excellence and moderation. Moreover, she violates citizens’ right to peaceful assembly. Whitmer should recant her edicts and re-open the gyms. If she will not, Hillsdale College should open them anyway. The elevation of the soul requires...
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2020 Vision: Kanye West’s presidential campaign exposes the realities of abortion
“In 2020, I am running for the president of the United States.” It wasn’t Joe Biden, nor incumbent Donald Trump, who said this at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. It was rapper Kanye West — and he kept his word. This past Fourth of July, West announced in a tweet, “We must now realize...
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A canceled NBA season would hurt the league’s social justice mission
The first round of the National Basketball Association playoffs hit a snag last week when the teams involved in every game decided to boycott their competitions for three days. The reason for this boycott was due to their anger over the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 23. Boycotting games...
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Letter to the Editor: Studies offer a way to know God
One of my favorite complaints concerning God is that He seems impossible to discern. He sends no phone calls, no emails, and not even a tweet or two when I could use some advice. In fact, more often than not, the Divine Person appears quite hidden. His existence cannot be proven and those who doubt...