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Coming Clean
When attending a very conservative school like Hillsdale College, it’s intelligent to keep certain things quiet. If you’re a feminist, for example, you probably don’t want to reveal your radical ideas on gender equality to everyone you meet. It makes … Continue reading
Part II or the Declaration of Relationship Independence
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens serialized their works, so it must be good. This is the second part of my “series” of the dating parody of the Declaration of Independence. Perhaps there will be more. A Continuation of … Continue reading
Declaration of Relationship Independence
I’ve been quite busy lately, so I decided that I would be lazy and post something I wrote a while ago instead of creating something new. Fear not: I’m a currently working on a post on independence, something on breakups, … Continue reading
Cafeteria Trays and Fundamental Rights
No, you don’t get a tray to help you carry your food. You may now faint in horror. At Hillsdale College, Saga Dining Services won’t give you a tray unless you ask for one. You’re disgusted, but they say it’s … Continue reading
Equality in America: The Hoody Protest
Protesting isn’t always legal in America, and sometimes it is horribly cruel and belligerent (e.g., the picketing of soldiers’ funerals by the members of Westboro Baptist Church). That being said, I applaud Representative Bobby Rush, D-Ill., on his March 28 … Continue reading
The Drinking Age: Blame it on the Alcohol?
This summer, a friend of mine is getting married. At 18, she could join the army, vote in national elections, adopt a child, and fly an airplane. Now she’s 20, and she still can’t enjoy a glass of wine at … Continue reading
A Commentary on the Drinking Age
Intelligent young adults should say to the government, “please, make my decisions for me.” 18-20 year olds just aren’t not old enough to decide for themselves whether or not they should consume alcohol. Sure, they’re legally adults. They can get … Continue reading
Bet you thought this was about basketball, didn’t you?
Today is the Ides of March, so I’ve decided to write about a March theme– March Madness. Sometime I’ll write about Julius Caesar, but not now. For all my arts readers whom I adore, March Madness is a college basketball … Continue reading
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