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GOP tax plan harms most Americans
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GOP tax plan harms most Americans

The GOP House leadership released its new tax plan last Thursday. Following the Obamacare repeal fiascos of the spring and summer, this bill, known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” marks the latest attempt by Republican lawmakers to prove they are capable of governing effectively in the wake of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The...

Letter to the Editor
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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Sophomore Garrison Grisedale argued that Conservatives ought to fight back against the hypocrisy of Hollywood and battle the Left in a culture war in an article titled “Trump shows conservatives how to fight and win a culture war.” President Trump ought to serve as a model, according to Grisedale. Grisedale wrote that Trump...

Citizens, not government, can solve gun violence
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Citizens, not government, can solve gun violence

In the wake of another mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the cry to government to prevent these events is once again at the forefront of our national conversation. Gun violence joins the problem of racism as one of the greatest challenges we currently face as a nation — a problem we expect government to...

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Secularizing Hillsdale would lead to progressive education

Secular ideas have wrought devastating consequences upon colleges that are easy to see. Yet there are students even here at Hillsdale who want our school to follow the recent secular trends of our culture. One of these students, Blake Estep, last semester wrote an op-ed titled “The Importance of Identity, Why Hillsdale College Should Consider...

Conservatives must fight media’s censorship of pro-life content
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Conservatives must fight media’s censorship of pro-life content

Censorship of conservative ideas has increased recently across social media platforms, and even the iTunes App Store, and conservatives are right to fight back. Even people who don’t agree with their ideas should be concerned about this restriction in discourse. Conservatives deserve a chance to have their ideas heard. Pro-life organizations have been especially censored....