Category: Opinions

The recent conference hosted by Front Porch Republic’s title, “Making a Home Fit for Humans,” describes what our contemporary political discourse lacks. The conference, held Sept. 27 at the University of Louisville by the online conservative publication, treated ideas such as place, home, and community, and provided 30  Hillsdale students, faculty, and myself with 11...

Eric Blair — not a bad name. It has a certain ring to it, yet it’s not a name we recognize. We are, however, familiar with Blair’s writing and the words and phrases he made famous such as “cold war” and “Big Brother.” We simply know him by another name: George Orwell. Even though over...

One year ago, TV personality Melissa Bachman killed a male lion in South Africa then tweeted, “An incredible day hunting in South Africa! Stalked inside 60 yards on this beautiful male lion…what a hunt!” But after spending several weeks working beside nine lions in Mkhuze National Park in South Africa, I can attest that lion...

Few things delight me more than the agitation of others. I am happiest when those around me are mildly indignant. This may seem puerile, but it has purpose: A bit of a lather is good among those who hope to seriously engage each other and their ideas. Perhaps it was in this same spirit that...

The Washington Post reports that as many as 70 percent of married men cheat on their wives, while the Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that only 14 percent of violent crimes are committed by women. Men cheat, but women don’t kill. Gillian Flynn entangles the typical with the atypical, the believable with the unbelievable, in...