Category: Opinions

He’s too radical. Democrats and Republicans alike renewed their loudest complaint against Ted Cruz last week after he announced his intention to run for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. However, as both parties whisper under their breath about his scandalous Canadian descent and shocking suggestion to dismantle the IRS, they fail to see that perhaps...

Against the backdrop of the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, President Obama recently addressed a favorite subject for calculated ignorance. The president lamented that civil rights abuses continue in new laws designed to prevent poor and minority voters from casting their vote. His implicit target: Voter ID legislation, such as the Wisconsin law the...

Lighthouse’s new “Behind the Stigma” series is an excellent idea, and judging by attendance records, Hillsdale students seem to agree. The sessions have been packed, with one in the basement of Lane Hall so full that many students sat on the ground in the aisles. At Hillsdale, there is unnecessary pressure to “have it all...

It should be painfully obvious that Republicans have not demonstrated the leadership necessary to reclaim the White House in 2016. Republican control of Congress has been characterized by the same party infighting and partisan politics that have dominated Washington politics in recent years. The American people elected Republicans to Congress not merely because they were...

No student reading this article was required to sign a statement of faith to attend Hillsdale College. That being said, faith activities are among the most prevalent activities in student life. One of the most beautiful things I’ve experienced in my four years at Hillsdale is the organic nature of religion on campus through student...