A Student Voice: Homeschooling is a right that shouldn’t be denied through over-regulation
A Student Voice: Homeschooling is a right that shouldn’t be denied through over-regulation
Parents know better than anyone what is best for their children.
Poem : I Belong
Poem : I Belong
NOTE: A version of this poem was published in the November 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. The definition of belonging is an affinity for a place or situation. As I look around my campus day after day, I meet new people, I see new faces and I embrace different personalities. What...
The Changing Role of Government and Entrepreneurship in America
The Changing Role of Government and Entrepreneurship in America
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the November 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. On April 23, 1910, at the Sorbonne in Paris, America’s 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, delivered his celebrated speech entitled “Citizenship in a Republic.” A famous passage of Roosevelt’s address is known as “The Man in the Arena.”...
Individualism and Freedom: Vital Pillars of True Communities
Individualism and Freedom: Vital Pillars of True Communities
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the October 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Individualism is the view that each person has moral significance and certain rights that are either of divine origin or inherent in human nature. Each individual exists, perceives, experiences, thinks, and acts in and through his own...
American Institute for Economic Research : The Soviet Union Is Gone, but the Young Yearn for Socialism
American Institute for Economic Research : The Soviet Union Is Gone, but the Young Yearn for Socialism
NOTE: This is an excerpted version of an essay published on the Institute’s website on Aug. 16, 2021. This August marked the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the end to the Soviet Union. During August 19-21, 1991, hardline members of the Soviet Communist Party and the KGB attempted a coup d’état in Moscow to...
A Student Voice: We Have Everything We Need to Succeed
A Student Voice: We Have Everything We Need to Succeed
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the September 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Returning to campus for the fall 2021 semester felt different but amazing. As a current DeVos Graduate School student, this is my fifth year at Northwood University, and every year the Timberwolf community continues to impress me....
Perhaps: A story of the operations side of the supply chain
Perhaps: A story of the operations side of the supply chain
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the September 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. As we know, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected supply chains on many fronts. Recapping them now would be rehashing information we have all read about or experienced in some way. In addition, the Association of Supply Chain...
Memo from the Midwest: What the Biden administration should prioritize for a robust transition to electric vehicles
Memo from the Midwest: What the Biden administration should prioritize for a robust transition to electric vehicles
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the June 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Where We Stand Electric Vehicles One way The Northwood Idea remains vibrant is by examining it in contrast to a variety of divergent philosophies. Where We Stand presents the viewpoint of a respected author on a given...
Timeless Values: The British Industrial Revolution, 1750-1830
Timeless Values: The British Industrial Revolution, 1750-1830
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the June 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. “The Northwood Idea” is vibrant and adaptive in a world of change, and its fundamental principles are timeless. Under any circumstance, personal freedom and individual responsibility are essential for a free society. So it is illustrative to...
A Student Voice: I’m Taking The Northwood Idea with Me into the World
A Student Voice: I’m Taking The Northwood Idea with Me into the World
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the May 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. During the four years I have studied at Northwood University, the core principles of free enterprise, personal responsibility, free markets, limited government, rule of law, and personal freedom have been presented to me in countless ways. When...
Election integrity is an important product of the rule of law
Election integrity is an important product of the rule of law
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the April 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Rule of law is a fundamental component of The Northwood Idea. Society cannot exist without it. It is the wall between freedom and anarchy. Elections are a part of American life where the rule of law is...
The Full Truth About Race and Policing
The Full Truth About Race and Policing
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the May 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Riley’s essay “The Full Truth About Race and Policing” was published on June 9, 2020, less than a month after the death of George Floyd, and it provides insight into his stance on an issue that has...
THE GREEN NEW DEAL
THE GREEN NEW DEAL
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the March 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Where We Stand THE GREEN NEW DEAL One way The Northwood Idea remains vibrant is by examining it in contrast to a variety of divergent philosophies. Where We Stand presents the viewpoint of a respected author on...
The Northwood Idea helps me find the right path
The Northwood Idea helps me find the right path
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the March 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Growing up, I never wanted to go into “the family business.” From a young age, my passion was always to help others. I believe that instinct came to me from my father and my grandfather, who also...