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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.

Toward the end of August 2020, CNN became the butt of jokes when they showed a reporter standing in front of burning buildings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a direct result of rioting over the Jacob Blake incident. The kicker came from the title over the bottom of the burning images: “Fiery but mostly peaceful protests after
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“Annie, you know more about children’s literature than anyone I’ve ever known,” a friend remarked to me a while back. Rolling my eyes, I laughingly denied this claim. “Nonsense!” I replied, “I know someone who is far more knowledgeable about children’s literature than I am!” I was talking about a woman whom I will call
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In the leading article for the October issue of Chronicles Magazine, John Derbyshire suggests three outcomes for the November election: The Democrats win, the Republicans win, or the country descends into chaos. Sadly, more individuals seem to be entertaining thoughts of the latter. Those negative thoughts aren’t without merit. As Derbyshire explains, two election wins
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COVID is contagious. “Well, duh!” I can hear you saying. “Why else have we been subjected to such pain and misery the last few months? We’re trying to stop the contagious spread!” Very true. Yet there’s something else that’s contagious but doesn’t seem to be spreading very rapidly throughout this land. That something else, my
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