Imprimis

July/August 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 7/8 American Virtues – 2025 Commencement AddressVictor Davis HansonWayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History, Hillsdale CollegeThe following is adapted from a speech delivered on May 10, 2025, at Hillsdale College’s 173rd Commencement Ceremony.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November 2019 | Volume 48, Issue 11“Faith and reason are mutually reinforcing”Clarence ThomasAssociate 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 6 Is J.D. Vance Right about Europe?Christopher CaldwellClaremont Review of BooksThe following is adapted from a speech delivered on April 25, 2025, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Kansas City, Missouri.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 5 Tariffs in American HistoryJohn Steele GordonAuthor, An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic PowerThe 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March/April 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 3/4New Thinking Needed on National DefenseStephen BryenSenior Correspondent, Asia TimesThe following is adapted from a lecture prepared for delivery at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Kansas City, Missouri.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

February 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 2Restoring American CultureRoger KimballEditor, The New CriterionThe following is adapted from a talk delivered on January 29, 2025, at Hillsdale College’s Blake Center for Faith and Freedom in Somers, Connecticut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 1 What We Know and What We Don’t About January 6John Daniel DavidsonSenior Editor, The Federalist The following is adapted from a talk delivered at a Hillsdale College luncheon in Anchorage, Alaska, on January 22, 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 2024 | Volume 53, Issue 12 Religious Liberty and the Genius of the American FoundingGlenn EllmersAuthor, 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.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November 2024 | Volume 53, Issue 11Drain the SwampLarry P. ArnnPresident, Hillsdale CollegeThe following is adapted from remarks delivered on November 19, 2024, at a Hillsdale College reception in San Diego, California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OCTOBER 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 10Populist Conservatism and Constitutional OrderKevin D. RobertsPresident, 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEPTEMBER 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 9The Dangers of Price ControlsHenry Hazlitt and Brian WesburyThe first issue of Imprimis, published in May 1972, featured an article titled “The Dangers of Price Controls” by Henry Hazlitt. The Federal Reserve back then was printing large amounts of money to fund massive government spending on Great Society programs launched during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson. As a result of printing so much money, the U.S. economy was suffering from rapid inflation. To address inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Arthur Burns and the Nixon administration dreamed up wage and price controls.Today we face a similar situation. The Federal Reserve has been printing a lot of money to fund the huge expansion in the size and scope of government that took place during and after the Covid pandemic. In response to the resulting inflation and the political unrest that comes with it, Vice President Harris and others are promising to outlaw “price gouging”—in other words, to impose price controls—which will eventually lead to wage controls as well, since production and prices involve both in an intimate way.Because economic truth remains the same today as it was 52 years ago, we are reprinting Henry Hazlitt’s article from 1972, but with edits and updates by Brian Wesbury that bring Hazlitt’s classic piece into today’s world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AUGUST 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 8Our Out-of-Control Federal Law Enforcement AgenciesRyan ClecknerBusinessman, Attorney, and Author The following is adapted from a talk delivered on July 23, 2024, at Hillsdale College’s Blake Center for Faith and Freedom in Somers, Connecticut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

APRIL 2005 | VOLUME 34, ISSUE 4Knowing History and Knowing Who We AreDavid McCulloughHistorian The following is adapted from a talk delivered at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar on February 15, 2005, in Phoenix, Arizona. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JUNE/JULY 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 6/7National Conservatism, Freedom Conservatism, and AmericanismJohn FonteHudson Institute The following is adapted from a talk delivered on April 18, 2024, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Bellevue, Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

APRIL/MAY 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 4/5Sports Should Unify, Not Divide UsClay TravisThe Clay Travis and Buck Sexton ShowThe following is adapted from a talk delivered on April 17, 2024, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Bellevue, Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MARCH 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 3Rogue Prosecutors and the Rise of CrimeCully StimsonThe Heritage FoundationThe following is adapted from a talk delivered on March 11, 2024, at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship on Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus, as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FEBRUARY 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 2Disparate Impact Thinking Is Destroying Our CivilizationHeather Mac DonaldManhattan InstituteThe following is adapted from a talk delivered on February 15, 2024, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Naples, Florida.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 1An Immigration Crisis Beyond Imagining Todd BensmanCenter for Immigration StudiesThe following is adapted from a talk delivered on January 22, 2024, at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship on Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C., campus, as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DECEMBER 2023 | VOLUME 52, ISSUE 12Lessons From the Great Covid Cover-UpRand PaulU.S. Senator from KentuckyAuthor, Deception: The Great Covid Cover-UpThe following is adapted from a talk delivered on November 1, 2023, at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship on Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C., campus, as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NOVEMBER 2023 | VOLUME 52, ISSUE 11Hillsdale’s Mission and the Politics of FreedomLarry P. ArnnPresident, Hillsdale College The following is adapted from a talk delivered on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner on June 30, 2023, during a Hillsdale College educational cruise from Istanbul to Athens.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.