David L. Mefford, Author
Putting Homosexuality into Perspective
A brief essay on the basic principles of homosexuality and freedom which too many people have forgotten.

Wendy Shalit, Author
A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue
Wendy Shalit was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and received her B.A. in philosophy from Williams College. Her essays have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, City Journal, and other publications. Her book, A Return to Modesty, was published by The Free Press in 1999, and last year was reissued in paperback by Touchstone Books in an edition that includes questions for classroom use.

Miss Shalit spoke at Hillsdale College on November 15, 2000. The link is an excerpt of her presentation, which she delivered in Phillips Auditorium at a seminar sponsored by the College’s Center for Constructive Alternatives.

Margaret Thatcher
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain
"All beginnings are hopeful": Challenges Facing the 21st Century
Margaret Thatcher was born the daughter of a grocer in 1925, and went on to earn a degree in chemistry from Somerville College, Oxford, and a master of arts degree from the University of Oxford. She worked for several years as a research chemist and then as a barrister, specializing in tax law. Elected to the House of Commons in 1953, she held several ministerial appointments, including Minister of Education and Science from 1970-74. She was elected leader of the opposition Conservative Party in 1975. In 1979 she was elected prime minister, and served in that position -- winning re-election in 1983 and in 1987 -- until resigning in 1990. In 1992 she was elevated to the House of Lords, becoming Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.

This link is an abridged version of Lady Thatcher's speech delivered on February 19, 2001, in Fort Myers, Florida, at a Hillsdale College seminar.