July/August 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 7/8

American Virtues – 2025 Commencement Address
Victor Davis Hanson
Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History, Hillsdale College

The following is adapted from a speech delivered on May 10, 2025, at Hillsdale College’s 173rd Commencement Ceremony.

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November 2019 | Volume 48, Issue 11
“Faith and reason are mutually reinforcing”
Clarence Thomas
Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court

Hillsdale College held a dedication ceremony for its new Christ Chapel on October 3, 2019, during a two-day gala to celebrate the College’s 175th anniversary. The following are excerpts from the dedication address.

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June 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 6

Is J.D. Vance Right about Europe?
Christopher Caldwell
Claremont Review of Books

The following is adapted from a speech delivered on April 25, 2025, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Kansas City, Missouri.

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May 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 5

Tariffs in American History
John Steele Gordon
Author, An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power

The following is adapted from a lecture delivered in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025, as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series. Sponsored by Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, which is undergoing extensive expansion and renovation, the lecture was delivered in The Heritage Foundation’s Van Andel–Gaby Center.

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March/April 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 3/4

New Thinking Needed on National Defense
Stephen Bryen
Senior Correspondent, Asia Times

The following is adapted from a lecture prepared for delivery at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Kansas City, Missouri.

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February 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 2

Restoring American Culture
Roger Kimball
Editor, The New Criterion

The following is adapted from a talk delivered on January 29, 2025, at Hillsdale College’s Blake Center for Faith and Freedom in Somers, Connecticut.

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January 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 1

What We Know and What We Don’t About January 6
John Daniel Davidson
Senior Editor, The Federalist

The following is adapted from a talk delivered at a Hillsdale College luncheon in Anchorage, Alaska, on January 22, 2025.

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December 2024 | Volume 53, Issue 12

Religious Liberty and the Genius of the American Founding
Glenn Ellmers
Author, The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America

The following is adapted from a talk delivered at Hillsdale College on September 29, 2024, during a conference on “Christianity in America.”

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November 2024 | Volume 53, Issue 11

Drain the Swamp
Larry P. Arnn
President, Hillsdale College

The following is adapted from remarks delivered on November 19, 2024, at a Hillsdale College reception in San Diego, California.

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OCTOBER 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 10
Populist Conservatism and Constitutional Order
Kevin D. Roberts
President, The Heritage Foundation

The following is adapted from a talk delivered in Christ Chapel at Hillsdale College on October 23, 2024, as part of the Drummond Lectures in Christ Chapel series.

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