Category: Opinions

M itt Romney dominated last night’s debate. He controlled it. Conservatives, libertarians, and MSNBC hosts agree: A sharp Romney won a decisive victory. Romney’s edge began from the first moment. When he congratulated President Obama on his anniversary, he made a lighthearted joke about how happy Obama must be to spend it “here with me.”...

Paul Ryan could learn a lesson from the history of literacy rates in Turkey. During an appearance last weekend on “Fox News Sunday,” vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan said that he did not have the time to go through the math of the Romney-Ryan tax plan. “It would take me too long,” Ryan told Chris Wallace...

Spend a semester in Washington, D.C. Hillsdale students flood the district during the summer, but too few students take advantage of the semester-long programs. The Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program and Hillsdale’s newStudy Abroad in D.C. program provide students with an opportunity to enrich their education in an impactful city. I spent the spring 2011 semester participating...

A crowd of 80,203 spectators chanted “USA, USA, USA” at Wembley stadium while watching the USA Women’s soccer team defeat Japan’s team, earning its third consecutive gold medal. This exuberant moment demonstrates that women’s soccer can build strong community. But not here at Hillsdale College, where no varsity team exists. Hillsdale has not offered a varsity...

A New York Times poll released yesterday showed President Obama ahead of Republican rival Mitt Romney by 10 percentage points in Ohio, 12 in Pennsylvania, and 9 in Florida. This and other polls have led Democrats to declare victory and Republicans to despair. But a closer look at the data suggests the results aren’t as accurate...