Michaela Estruth

Michaela Estruth is a staff writer for The Lion. She graduated from Hillsdale College and has written for various publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, WORLD and…

Culture
Sex crimes against women increase in Britain as one-third of sports centers don’t provide female-only spaces

More than 160 sexual crimes were committed against women across UK sports centers in 2023, with 1 in 3 centers refusing to offer single-sex privacy rooms. The Women’s Rights Network (WRN) obtained police data revealing at least 16 rapes, 80 sexual assaults and 65… Read More

December 22, 2025
Government
Presidential 1776 Award to honor nation’s top high school American history buffs 

Three U.S. students who demonstrate exceptional knowledge of the American founding will receive the newly established Presidential 1776 Award, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday.  “As we prepare to celebrate America’s 250th birthday,… Read More

December 19, 2025
Government
HHS condemns ‘predatory’ gender procedures for minors, citing significant harms, ‘child-mutilation’

The “malpractice” of sex-rejecting procedures permanently harms children and will no longer receive federal funding, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy announced Thursday. “So-called gender affirming care has inflicted lasting physical and… Read More

December 18, 2025
Culture
Many US parents have abandoned their childhood religion for themselves, their kids

While most U.S. adults were raised in a religion, an increasing number of Americans abandon their religious upbringing and decline to raise their children in such a manner. More than 80% of U.S. adults were raised religious, but today, 35% of all Americans have… Read More

December 18, 2025
Government
Watch: President Trump honors fallen soldiers in Dignified Transfer Ceremony  

President Donald Trump honored two fallen soldiers of the Iowa National Guard and an American interpreter in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Wednesday.  The solemn dignified transfer of remains honors those who… Read More

December 17, 2025