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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.

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  • How Children Are Missing Life’s Meaning

    How Children Are Missing Life’s Meaning0

    I escaped a few weeks ago. I left my job, the city, and – glory, hallelujah! – the internet behind and spent several days at a cabin up north. It was nothing but trees, country roads, a rocky shoreline, and a vast lake. And books. Lots of books. Until the disconnect comes, it’s hard to

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  • Is College Really Getting Easier?

    Is College Really Getting Easier?1

    Have you ever seen those videos of kids learning they made it into the college of their dreams? A lot of ecstatic jumping and hollering is involved, which brings a smile to even the grumpiest of faces. Nevertheless, I can’t help but feel a twinge of unease for these students. Will they waste four years

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  • Three Cures for a Society Obsessed With Offenses

    Three Cures for a Society Obsessed With Offenses0

    I’m a positive type of person. I like to smooth things over, to think the best of others. So it startled me to realize that, several months ago, I was doing the exact thing I prided myself on not doing: jumping to conclusions and thinking the worst of another person.    Unfortunately, many fall into

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  • Nike: Taking Colin Kaepernick’s PC Advice Once Again?

    Nike: Taking Colin Kaepernick’s PC Advice Once Again?0

    You’d think Nike would have learned by now to avoid Colin Kaepernick’s advice like the plague. After all, it was Kaepernick’s ad for Nike that caused a number of mocking knockoff memes on social media, provoked a boycott of the company, and sent the stock plunging in September of 2018.   Believe in something, even if

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