The City of Hillsdale is so anxious for innovation, it can’t pause for a comma. To complement a new logo, the city is considering a few taglines, including: “Where Tradition, Education and Innovation Thrive.” But if Hillsdale really stands by those values, it should insert the Oxford comma after “education.” The Oxford (or serial) comma...
The event commonly known as the Protestant Reformation was not a reformation. To reform something is to change or fix problems and abuses. A revolt, on the other hand, is to separate oneself from an institution or to renounce allegiance. Martin Luther aimed to reform the abuses and corruptions in the Catholic Church, of...
Students returning from fall break don’t feel rested. Most are already asking how many weeks they have until Thanksgiving Break. A four-day weekend isn’t enough time to decompress — and forget about enjoying quality time with family or catching up with school work. Rushed breaks are a stress in themselves. Schools need to break from...
The election of President Donald Trump brought a rebirth of the nation-state and government by consent along with some decisive legislative victories—and his supporters expect much more to come. But one of the biggest accomplishments under Trump has not been in politics but in culture: the delegitimization of today’s elites. When the news of Harvey...
White House Chief of Staff, Gen. John Kelly, in an impassioned speech a couple of weeks ago lamented the growing loss of sacredness he has seen in America throughout his life — from the treatment of women, to life, to religion. He addressed the issue during a daily press briefing, after being stunned by the...