By Robert Weissberg Intellectual Takeout September 28, 2021 It’s no secret that we live in crazy times. Yet more is involved than just a bunch of crazy people running wild. If this was just individual mental illness, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM) would help. Unfortunately, however, the DSM fails to address […]
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The Numbers Don’t Support Scapegoating the Unvaccinated
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout July 30, 2021 If you’re tired of the pandemic and just want to go back to normal, David Frum at The Atlantic has news for you: It’s all the stupid people who refuse to take the vaccine that are prolonging our COVID misery. Oh, wait, that’s not it exactly. In actuality, […]
The Decline and Decadence of Our Manners and Dress
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout July 21, 2021 Yesterday I was tapping away on the laptop when through the window I saw a young man walking up the drive toward the house. He was shirtless, wearing jeans and brogans—do they still call work boots by this name?—and I correctly assumed he was one of the […]
MIT Researchers Admit Anti-Maskers Are More Scientifically Rigorous
By Amy Holmquist Intellectual Takeout May 20, 2021 Editor’s Note: Friday, a week ago, Governor Roy Cooper announced that in light of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, the state would remove its indoor masks requirement for most settings. There has been considerable disagreement among evangelicals regarding masks mandates and their efficacy. In […]
Raising a Strong Family Requires a Strong Vision
By Amy Holmquist Intellectual Takeout April 22, 2021 In a recent article published by the Institute for Family Studies, family physician Leonard Sax makes the interesting observation that children of immigrants are excelling in academic pursuits. Sax cites recent Scripps Spelling Bee champions and other high profile competition winners as evidence, noting that in “one study, […]
Teaching History Without Identity Politics
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout April 6, 2021 “Our children need to learn more history and civics!” is a regular rallying cry for those who want to see America returned to its moral and common sense roots. That a greater emphasis on history and civics is needed is evident from The Nation’s Report Card, which finds […]
Ending Critical Race Theory for the Children’s Sake
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout March 24, 2021 A video of a white teacher from Loudon County, Virginia protesting the required Critical Race Theory (CRT) training for teachers is a highlight of Andrea Widburg’s article, “Maybe the pendulum is starting to swing on cancel culture.” Take one minute to watch this female fireball, and you’ll […]
When Censorship is the Game, Despotism is the Goal
By Amy HolmquistIntellectual TakeoutMarch 16, 2021 We’re only a few months beyond the turn of the calendar and already I have a candidate for the word of the year: Censorship. Examples are proliferating at such a fast rate that it seems like a game of whac-a-mole just to keep up with all of them. A […]
The Brave New World of Children’s Propaganda
By Amy Holmquist Intellectual Takeout March 3, 2021 Editor’s Note: The following article by Amy Holmquist is a must read for parents, especially Christian parents. Today’s children are inundated in the public schools with leftist indoctrination, and most parents are completely unaware of it. Holmquist doesn’t just explain the problem but offers parents good advice […]
How a Stint with COVID Changed My Perspective
By Amy Holmquist Charlemagne Institute December 29, 2020 I was stricken with COVID last month. You probably expect me to now explain how awful it was, how I laid around in bed, suffering in agony, and was nearly carted off to the hospital. But that would be a lie. The real story? I had some […]