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Trump’s first address, first week equally ambitious
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Trump’s first address, first week equally ambitious

“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Trump thundered in his inaugural address. “From this moment on, it’s going to be America First” — as if an American president could rule by any other creed. But the people erupted, hearing a pledge foreign to their ears. With this simple...

Honoring the Holy Land with film
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Honoring the Holy Land with film

This fall, I had a crazy idea. I approached the Philos Project — the nonprofit that just sent its third group of Hillsdale students to Israel — and gave them a proposal. If Philos paid my travel expenses, I would explore Israel with this year’s group from Hillsdale and film them a promotional video. They...

Trump’s sexism warrants a smart response, not more slime
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Trump’s sexism warrants a smart response, not more slime

Days after footage of Donald Trump bragging about his unsolicited sexual advances was released, women gathered in front of Trump Tower, rallying against his inappropriate behavior and vulgarity. They weren’t going down without a fight: They were going to “grab back.” In light of Trump’s impending presidency, our responsibility as women — and all those...

Israel is America’s best hope for fighting Islamist extremism
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Israel is America’s best hope for fighting Islamist extremism

Given the rise and persistent threat of terrorism, America’s primary interest—and the West’s interest more generally—in the Middle East should be defeating Islamic extremism. Recent history has proven that monetary support and armed occupation are ineffective methods for curbing the Middle East’s blood thirsty extremists, perhaps the most prominent example being America’s involvement with post-Hussein...