The pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) is a prominent element of the progressivism of our time. BDS is a movement that seeks to pressure Israel through non-violent, economic means for three stated goals: dismantle Israel’s barrier in the West Bank and regain lands taken in the Six-Day War of 1967, force Israel...
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February 11, 2016July 12, 2022Opinions
The GOP has abandoned Reagan
The Republican presidential candidates commemorated the anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth on Saturday. But, far from honoring his legacy, the candidates utterly failed to exhibit his virtues of statesmanship. The average Republican voter frequently says that he wants to vote for the next Reagan. But, in this hunt for a Reagan clone, we have lost...
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February 11, 2016July 12, 2022Opinions
Etiquette, the lost liberal art
To practice his penmanship, a 16-year-old George Washington transcribed “110 Rules of Civility” in the last 10 pages of his journal. Three decades later, General Washington quoted the old homework verbatim to his soldiers at Valley Forge, reminding them to be mindful of their personal appearance and words around women. These rules of civility, once...
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February 11, 2016July 12, 2022Opinions
Car sales and the problem with Cruz
Iowa was obviously a triumph for Ted Cruz. Poll numbers had shown him trailing Donald Trump just days before the election. He should be commended on his win. What he should not be commended on is his victory speech that seemed to rival the length of his 21 hour “filibuster” in 2013. The speech epitomized...
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February 11, 2016July 12, 2022Opinions
Virtue doesn’t rejoice in the CCA grade challenge
When students turn in CCA papers every semester, they play Hillsdale’s version of Russian roulette. That’s because Hillsdale’s CCA paper grading system is neither reasonable nor transparent. The CCA grading system is anonymous. Students don’t know — or at least aren’t supposed to know — who grades their CCA papers. The system is also unpredictable....