I, like most of my fellow Hillsdale students, grew up hearing about Europe’s — and the Left’s — deep-seated hatred of capitalism, the right to bear arms, and everything else. When I was a kid I could never completely understand the reasons for this hatred. Now that I am studying abroad, and have had the...
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Gender is only a partial expression of the person
Following a botched circumcision at 7 months, David Reimer — born “Bruce” Reimer — underwent two sex reassignment surgeries. At 22 months, “Bruce” became “Brenda” because doctors thought he would be more likely to succeed as a woman than as a man with a disfigured penis. At 15 years old, “Brenda” became David when he...
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Communication breakdown
“The Sacred Rite of Trump will commence tonight’s meeting at 11:59 sharp,” an ironic and anonymous yakker announced. “Please remember handbooks, new members.” Another yak: “There is a special circle of hell set aside just for Trump.” A brief and obnoxious theological tit-for-tat followed. The mockery and vilification coming from both sides is causing problems...
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Ted Cruz is the last best hope of the GOP
As we pass the half-way mark of the primary season, we need to home in on the candidate most likely to fulfill the duties of the office of President with prudence, integrity, and legality. We need to agree on the man most apt to be our nation’s executive. We need to decide who we want...
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True beauty isn’t just ‘sexy’
Through a series of wrong turns and poor assumptions, Josiah Lippincott (“Women objectify men as much as men objectify women,” March 10), comes to an assertion about women in his op-ed that is absolutely false: “A woman’s virtue doesn’t make her beautiful. It makes her good. There is a difference.” Just after Lippincott finishes ranting...