By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout April 21, 2022 Recently, my 12-year-old grandson came home from school and asked his mother, “Mom, what’s a trance?” She paused before asking, “Do you mean trance or trans?” “Trance,” he said. “Well, a trance is when you fall under some sort of spell. Like when someone hypnotizes you.” He […]
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A Change in Sex Ed? Count Me In
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout March 10, 2022 As some readers may know, I’m an old guy, born during the middle of the Korean War. Which makes me a time machine. Listen to me, and I can whisk you back to the late 1960s, when in high school we took […]
Freedom Will Win the War Against Fascism
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout February 24, 2022 Many of us have followed the news about the crackdowns on Canadian truckers protesting COVID mandates and other attacks on liberty in that country. In addition to arresting many of these freedom fighters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government froze their bank accounts, confiscated their vehicles, […]
What is a Woman?
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout January 26, 2022 The bumbling began after Matt Walsh, a commentator at the Daily Wire, threw out the question “What is a woman?” to his debate opponents on Dr. Phil. None of those arguing for the idea that men can become women could answer the question. It’s a good question […]
We’re All on this Train Together
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout December 15, 2021 “All aboard!” North Carolina writer Anna Raglan was delighted to find that Amtrak’s conductors still called out these words to passengers before departing the station. In her new travelogue The Train From Greenville, Raglan, a kind and wise friend of mine, describes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Inoculating our Children against Socialism
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout November 15, 2019 For the first time in our history, many politicians and candidates label themselves socialists, as if that title were a badge of honor. Many of their young constituents doubtless find something just and romantic in the idea of socialism. Some believe, too, that socialism would provide them […]