After Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, many conservatives were understandably skeptical of what a Trump presidency would bring. The past two years have been a mixed bag of demeanor, rhetoric, and public policy, but, oddly enough, the president has been remarkably strong in his commitment to pro-life issues. Unfortunately, the same cannot be...
Hillsdale College economics professors are among the most recent to warn President Donald Trump and Congress against passing tariffs on steel and aluminum. Along with 12 Nobel laureates and hundreds other economists across the country, at least five Hillsdale professors signed the conservative advocacy organization National Taxpayers Union’s open letter urging the federal government against...
An ocean away, amidst the peace and beauty of the French countryside, a memorial stands adorned with the statue of an American soldier. Harriet Beale commissioned this memorial as a tribute to her son, First Lieutenant Walker Beale, who was killed in action on 18 Sept. 1918, at 22-years-old. A simple, mournful inscription is written...
About 100 years ago, the cynical columnist H.L. Mencken wrote a two sentence piece that accurately frames Vice President Mike Pence’s conundrum as he prepares for his 2018 Hillsdale College commencement speech: “The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.” Pence can’t win...
President Donald Trump has nominated constitutional lawyer and Hillsdale College alumnus Thomas Farr ‘76 for a position on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The U.S. Senate must approve Farr before he can take the bench. Nominations to the post have faced scrutiny in the past, leaving...