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    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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  • Why Are Boys Still Attracted to Farming?

    Why Are Boys Still Attracted to Farming?5

    • April 1, 2019

    While scrolling through Facebook the other day, I came across a video intriguingly titled, “Why Boys Still Want to Be Farmers + Why that’s OK.” Clicking on the link, I got a brief glimpse into the life of farm father Justin Rhodes, his two young sons, and their two friends. In the course of the video,

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  • Doctor: Facts on Biological Sex Differences Are Being Ignored

    Doctor: Facts on Biological Sex Differences Are Being Ignored0

    Leonard Sax is a family medical doctor who has often demonstrated his commitment to common sense approaches to life. This is particularly clear in his comments on modern child-rearing. As he once bluntly noted, today’s children are “immersed in a culture of disrespect.” But Sax has been carrying his common sense approach to life into

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  • #NationalSpinachDay: Why Our Constant Fabrication of Holidays Expresses a Sacred Yearning

    #NationalSpinachDay: Why Our Constant Fabrication of Holidays Expresses a Sacred Yearning0

    For those who frequent Twitter with any regularity, hardly a day goes by that’s not denoted as National-Something-or-Other-Day. For example, March 26th happens to be “National Spinach Day,” which I conveniently – albeit unknowingly – celebrated at lunchtime. Then there’s “National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day” on October 21st, which some of my co-workers probably wish

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  • Does America Need a ‘Civic Great Awakening’?

    Does America Need a ‘Civic Great Awakening’?0

    When it comes to the direction of society Americans (surprisingly) agree: things are not getting better. That’s the conclusion one quickly draws from a recent Pew Research report which asks what America will look like in 2050. As the chart below shows, Americans think the country will be less important on a global level, the

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