Category: Opinions

Finding the right person to push a few hundred Hillsdale College graduates out the door and into the real world is a daunting task. The things they’ve learned have equipped them to be the top picks in the job market, but high unemployment numbers persist among Hillsdale students. They need to hear from someone who...

When President Barack Obama began his campaign in 2007, he offered a carrot as his approach to America’s foreign policy rather than a stick. Five years later, terrorists have murdered an ambassador and set fire to our embassies. Obama’s approach deserves much of the blame. “I think the world will have confidence that I am...

In the summer of 2009, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “How Hillsdale Beats Harvard.” While the article focused predominantly on Hillsdale’s consistent refusal to accept government funds, the idea that Hillsdale could be better than an Ivy League school always struck me as inspiring and true in many ways. As any incoming freshman...

These are the two most common words we hear in reference to 9/11. This succinct command appears on billboards, Facebook posts, and television documentaries of the horrific event, annually renewing our recollection, sorrow, and patriotic fervor. America doesn’t want to forget. America doesn’t intend to forget. But America is already forgetting. As I stood at...

Nationalism isn’t patriotism, and patriotism is more than bald eagles and American flags, sung to the beat of a Toby Keith song. The United States’ response to the tragedy of 9/11, although it appealed to our emotional desire for revenge, was an unmitigated failure. Not only has the government failed to achieve victory, but it...