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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.

Kids are hard work. Anyone who has spent even a small amount of time around children knows this. So it’s no surprise that parents are eager to get away and spend some time by themselves. Yet we also have this modern phenomenon of parents who want to keep their kids with them, even while doing
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You’re not imagining things if you think political debate has grown worse in the last several years. According to a new poll from Pew Research, a whopping 85 percent of Americans believe it has grown more negative. The breakdown of this overall view provides some interesting specifics. Eighty-five percent of Americans believe political debate has
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Once upon a time, health insurance benefits were an ideal way of grabbing new employees. Times have changed. Free college is now the way to go. At least that seems to be Walmart’s tactic. Walmart began its college enticement last year, according to Forbes, paying for the “tuition, fees and books” of its employees. The
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Years ago, my father and I were volunteering in a class of inner-city preschoolers. One little boy was a particular handful, and my dad spent most of the class time working one-on-one, trying to get him to behave. By the end of the class, my dad was exhausted. Or maybe frustrated is the better word.
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