Category: Opinions

In July, researchers at Oxford University and Harvard Medical School co-published a study that lauded the cognitive enhancing abilities of a narcolepsy drug called Modafinil, suggesting it may be “the first well-validated pharmaceutical ‘nootropic’ agent.” Despite the scientific credibility of nootropics, these drugs operate within an inhuman paradigm. “Enhancement” has become the micromanagement of every...

During Saturday night’s Mock Rock, the hosts — Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno and senior Alex Buchmann — made a number of comments, especially regarding Greek houses, that highlight issues dividing our student body. These comments, although made in jest, were unnecessary and counterproductive to the mission of homecoming. Homecoming is about bringing Hillsdale...

Last week, the Daily Beast wrote an article suggesting that conservatives align with the “Star Wars” films’ evil Galactic Empire instead of the Rebel Alliance. Those half-witted nerf-herders have no idea what they are talking about. The article, titled “Why Conservatives Love the Galactic Empire,” assembled various tweets from prominent conservative journalists to construct their...

One of the most striking features of 21st-century public discourse is the rising prominence of satire, particularly online. Satire has played a significant role in Western political and societal discourse for centuries, especially after Jonathan Swift laid the blueprint for the modern journalistic satire in his “Modest Proposal.” It has, however, become more and more...

“We both know it’s not fashionable to love me.” The first words on Lana Del Rey’s new album, “Honeymoon,” drip with irony as they make their way into 30 enchanted listeners’ ears. They sit, crowded into a living room like sardines in a can of briny sonic revelry. The conversation crests as the first song...