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…

Government
White House opens patriotic ‘Founders Museum’ online, available for download

The White House launched the virtual exhibit of The Founders Museum on Tuesday, which features 82 depictions of the American founding. The exhibit includes 56 portraits… Read More

September 4, 2025
Courts
Free speech includes humor, plaintiffs argue in California censorship cases 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to censor political satire online, but nonprofit legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom is standing resolutely in the way.  ADF, which… Read More

August 13, 2025
Opinion
Opinion: Americans need to know their political history

Despite more than $1.4 trillion of education loans in the United States, too many Americans display ignorance of their history. On my way through Ann Arbor, Michigan, in mid-July, a… Read More

July 24, 2025
Government
Pregnancy resource centers celebrate amended Vermont law rolling back speech restrictions, drop lawsuit

Vermont has amended a law discriminating against pro-life pregnancy resource centers after Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a lawsuit against the state in 2023. Gov. Phil Scott signed S.28… Read More

June 5, 2025
Government
RFK calls on health agencies to re-evaluate transgender procedures for minors

Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has urged health care providers and state medical boards to review his department’s report on transgender treatments and update… Read More

June 3, 2025