Christine Schueckler graduated from the University of Virginia in 2025 with a B.A. in English and a minor in French. She has been interviewed on BBC World Service and published by USA Today. She is Intellectual Takeout's editorial intern.
While living in France last spring, I went to the park one chilly evening with the lady who was hosting me. We were watching her three-year-old daughter play on the playground with other young children, when my hostess suddenly gasped. “What?” I asked. She indicated another little girl on the playground, perhaps seven or eight
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Some of us may still practice the faith with which we were raised. Others may have fallen away from childhood religion into agnosticism, atheism, or indifference. Still others may have converted to another creed. While all these shifts in religiosity are far from uncommon, one overarching fact remains: Religious practice in the United States over
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Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, or formal pastoral letter, in May, titled “Magnifica Humanitas.” In this encyclical, he tackles some of the most pressing questions regarding modern social debates, namely, the use of artificial intelligence, providing several prudent warnings for all of us, whether Catholic, Protestant, or not religious at all. AI Is
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These days, it’s not uncommon to hear of adult children cutting off their parents or of employees doing “quiet quitting” to spite their bosses. Such moves are often coupled with the quote “respect is earned, not given.” The prevailing notion is that no one is inherently entitled to respect; instead, it should be withheld until
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