Category: Opinions

This summer, I was asked what was most important problem plaguing our nation today. I came up with some bogus answer that I can’t even remember — probably “Trump supporters.” But my dad came up with an answer that might just have hit the proverbial nail on the head. He said that our nation’s largest...

Junior Ramona Tausz worked this past summer in Jerusalem as an “Ops & Blogs” intern for the Times of Israel, thanks to a placement negotiated by the Hillsdale College Dow Journalism Program. The hurried rhythm of the Jerusalem work week ends every seventh day in the serenity of Shabbat. Israeli weekends span Friday to Saturday, rather than...

Just say “no.” Nope, I’m not talking about saying no to drugs. I’m talking about saying no to one too many extracurricular activities, coffee dates on full days, and paper-writing sessions on Sunday nights. The goal of a liberal education is to form the mind—to shape the person by shaping his thoughts, teaching him to...

For many students, Steve Casai makes the Hillsdale experience. We complain about the academic workload, we fret about future internships, we gripe about the college town, and—above all—we whine about the food. But the moment a student steps inside Saga (or Bon Appétit, or whatever we’re calling it now), swipes his ID, and hears Saga...

Veterans who voluntarily join the military abound with courage. But veterans have separate intentions from the political class. Men and women join the military to defend their country and make the world a safer place (among other reasons). Unfortunately, politicians distort this noble purpose by using the military to fight perpetual wars or attempting to...