Despite accusations to the contrary, Donald Trump is no Hitler, nor is he a fascist. Unlike Hitler, Trump focuses on the individual rather than the collective. Instead of championing equality among working men like Bernie Sanders, Trump campaigns for the interests of the common man. He is not emphasizing redistribution and the welfare state, but...
Corporate welfare is alive and well, even here in Hillsdale. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is the institution responsible for organizing and directing corporate welfare in the state of Michigan. According to their website, the MEDC offers “business assistance services and capital programs for business attraction and acceleration.” In practice, this amounts to allocating tax...
The recent changes to what was known as the “Honors Program” and is now known as the Collegiate Scholars have been seriously detrimental. The changes Joe Pappalardo proposed (“Collegiate Scholars should change more,” March 17), while well intentioned, would finish the job of getting rid of what is good about the program. Pappalardo suggests making...
During the Catholic Church’s 40 days of Lenten sacrifice, I broke all the rules. I gained weight, ate out more, and indulged in a new guilty pleasure as I went on a quest to find the fast food industry’s best fish sandwich. According to a survey by Christianity Today, fast food placed ninth on a...
The Grand Old Party is very nearly the Grand Dead Party. This presidential primary has revealed deep rifts in a polarized Republican party that appear every bit as extreme as those dividing the nation. The lack of leadership and the disconnect between the party’s establishment and an enormous faction of its base now mobilized for...