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Annie Holmquist
Annie Holmquist served as the editor of Intellectual Takeout from 2018 to 2022. When not writing or editing, she enjoys reading, gardening, and time with family and friends.

We often complain about public schools and how terribly they’re educating our children these days, continually suggesting one solution after another to improve scores and produce more well-rounded students ready for the real world. Unfortunately, these solutions include everything under the heavens except for the one thing that could actually help: religion. Before you laugh
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Have you ever had a “Joseph moment”? I had one the other day. By Joseph, I’m referencing the biblical character—Abraham’s great-grandson—who was the second youngest of 12 brothers. Although favored by his father, he was hated by his brothers, who soon sold him as a slave to Egypt. (What a great family, huh?) While in
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When asked for some of my favorite books over the years, one of the titles I regularly recommend is Mother, written by Kathleen Norris in 1911. Although somewhat obscure and rather old, I love suggesting this book because its subtle message is extremely prescient for our time, and one that I believe gets to the heart of
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With the American way of life visibly crumbling, I get a lot of people asking me some form of the question, “But what can I do to save America?” I’ve given various answers to those who ask this, but a new pat answer popped into my mind the other day: Be like Amber de la Motte. If
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