Frank Hill

HILL: The gift Thomas Jefferson gave us from a former slave

May 7, 2026 Frank Hill

I have been struck by any number of conversations I have had over the years about Thomas Jefferson. There is near universal agreement he was a brilliant man, and his writing and influence were crucial […]

HILL: What is on the other side of any problem political parties promise to fix?

April 23, 2026 Frank Hill

Max Weber was a German economist and sociologist who described politics in 1919 as “the strong and slow boring of hard boards.” Many times, the boards are very, very hard. Changing the minds and predilections […]

HILL: The transcendent allure of a just society

April 16, 2026 Frank Hill

The war in Iran has triggered an interest in many people to examine the tenets of the so-called “Just War Theory.” People have been sent scurrying to the library (if they still do such a […]

HILL: Singing the praises of the unsung heroes

April 9, 2026 Frank Hill

As I was writing a first draft for this week, I just about reached the end of an argument on a decidedly political matter when news broke about the daring rescue of the American F-15A […]

HILL: Can the mythmaking part of college athletics survive free market capitalism?

April 2, 2026 Frank Hill

Things are changing so fast on the college athletic scene that an average fan needs a scorecard to keep up with the ever-changing names on their team’s roster, as well as the name of their […]

HILL: The quickest way to equality is not the best way

March 26, 2026 Frank Hill

Now that election season is fully upon us with the completion of state primaries in North Carolina, it might be a good time to remind ourselves that words that come out of political mouths don’t […]

HILL: Something’s happening here …

March 19, 2026 Frank Hill

Stephen Stills wrote “For What It Is Worth” in 1967 for his band, “Buffalo Springfield.” Hardly anyone can remember the title of the song, but they sure can remember the opening line. “There’s something happening […]

HILL: Is it the right thing to do?

March 12, 2026 Frank Hill

It has been an interesting last couple of weeks, that is for sure. I have had the great opportunity to be able to listen to different philosophers and theologians speak in depth about the meaning […]

HILL: What if this works out?

March 5, 2026 Frank Hill

Over the weekend, people were suddenly thrown into the proverbial shock zone where they would have to answer this question in the future: “Where were you when you heard the Ayatollah and his top Iranian […]

HILL: The competitive advantage of nations

February 26, 2026 Frank Hill

Watching news coverage of the Winter Olympics made it impossible to not know that “little” Norway absolutely crushed it by winning 18 gold medals and 41 total. By comparison, the USA garnered 33 total medals […]