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  • Daniel Webster’s Secret to Intellectual Growth

    Daniel Webster’s Secret to Intellectual Growth0

    If you’ve been following Intellectual Takeout for some time, you’ve probably discovered that we’re big fans of reading. Part of our encouragement for reading stems from the fact that nearly one in three Americans didn’t read a book in 2015. That’s a problem, particularly since reading expands our thoughts and equips us to make informed

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  • Daniel Shaver’s Shooting Death by Police Never Should Have Happened

    Daniel Shaver’s Shooting Death by Police Never Should Have Happened0

    An Arizona jury last week acquitted Mesa police officer Philip Mitchell Brailsford of murder and manslaughter in the 2016 on-duty shooting of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old father. The shooting occurred on Jan. 18, 2016, at a hotel where Shaver was staying. Police were called to the location after receiving reports of a gun at the

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  • Dangers of the Witch Hunts in Washington

    Dangers of the Witch Hunts in Washington0

    As an anthropologist, I know that all groups of people use informal practices of social control in day-to-day interactions. Controlling disruptive behavior is necessary for maintaining social order, but the forms of control vary. How will President Donald Trump control behavior he finds disruptive? The question came to me when Trump called the investigation of

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  • Danger and Disgrace on Inauguration Day

    Danger and Disgrace on Inauguration Day0

    On Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021, 25,000 National Guard soldiers will be assembled in Washington D.C., ostensibly to protect our nation’s capitol from rioters and insurrectionists. Various federal agencies requested the Guard, and governors from across the United States complied with that request. Hundreds more federal and local law officials will also stand watch in

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  • Daily COVID Deaths in Sweden Hit Zero

    Daily COVID Deaths in Sweden Hit Zero0

    More than 100,000 people flooded streets in France over the weekend and multiple COVID vaccination centers were vandalized as opposition grew to the government’s most recent pandemic strategy. In President Emmanuel Macron’s latest incarnation of lockdowns, government officials have decreed that unvaccinated individuals will no longer be allowed to enter cafes, restaurants, theaters, public transportation

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  • Daenerys Targaryen: A Cautionary Tale for Feminists

    Daenerys Targaryen: A Cautionary Tale for Feminists1

    This article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season Eight. Hands up if you’ve ever encountered some variant of the phrase “Yass, Queen! Slay!” “Slaying,” a term usually applied to bold, powerful, unapologetically ambitious feminist icons like Beyoncé and Rihanna, describes the activities of an independent woman who takes what she wants in life no

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