How unbearably trite it is to call Hillsdale College a “bubble.” Yet many of us do. We feel that there is something special about our fair campus. The people are generally kind, moral, generous, and unusually invested in the pursuit of knowledge. More than this, however, life away from the college can seem mundane. The...
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CPAC Conservatives: take libertarians seriously
This week, thousands of conservatives from all over the nation will convene in Washington, D.C., for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC. Four weeks ago, hundreds of libertarian students convened in the same city for the annual Students for Liberty Conference. The SLC conference has grown remarkably since its first gathering in...
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C.S. Lewis and the abolition of summer reading
Hillsdale College freshmen come from a variety of backgrounds. Some were homeschooled, others attended public schools. Some come from Christian families, others are agnostic. But most have something in common: they won’t spend the summer reading “Nicomachean Ethics” and “Founding Father,” the two books Hillsdale requires students to read. Both of the current required texts...
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Death of a dictator: Venezuela’s opportunity
The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez presents the country with an opportunity to reverse the economic and social policies its leader pursued incessantly. If last year’s surprisingly close presidential challenge by Henrique Radonski is any indication, Venezuela may be ready to try Adam Smith’s prescription of “peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice.”...
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The Collegian Weekly
At 11:47 a.m. yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul began talking about the unconstitutionality of drone strikes. Twelve hours later, as we write, he hasn’t stopped speaking to the majestic Senate chamber. Decorous but insistent, Paul has managed to make the senate filibuster, something that usually looks pathetic, seem inspiring instead. The Senate rules are complex, but...