A version of this piece was originally published in Focus on the Family’s news publication The Daily Citizen. “I Can’t Breathe” It is a plea you all know. “I can’t breathe” were the final words that 46-year-old George Floyd gasped before he was murdered by a policeman on May 25. These words, rightfully, have burned...
On August 10, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference postponed all ‘high risk’ sports in the 2020 fall semester, effectively canceling the Charger football and volleyball seasons and moving them instead to the spring semester. The Charger golf, tennis, and cross country teams remain in competition. For football, this decision to postpone is on par with...
Editor’s note: The following is a statement from the leaders of Hillsdale College. Amidst the events of recent weeks, a number of alumni and others have taken up formal and public means to insist that Hillsdale College issue statements concerning these events. The College is charged with negligence—or worse. It is not the practice of the College...
There’s an open letter addressed to Hillsdale College that is making the rounds on social media — a letter that essentially accuses the college of participating in, or at the very least not preventing, racism. Surprisingly, this letter was penned by a Hillsdale grad and signed by dozens of others. The author wants Hillsdale to...
As the coronavirus curve begins to flatten across the country, state governments target the most vulnerable. At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the federal government told Americans to stay at home to “flatten the curve,” or decrease the amount of potential infections so as to prevent patients from overwhelming hospitals. This was all to...