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  • Wimpy Men: A Result of Disrespectful Women?

    Wimpy Men: A Result of Disrespectful Women?0

    One of our perennial favorite pieces at Intellectual Takeout is Mark Judge’s Women Who Emotionally Abuse Men. In case you haven’t read it, the gist of the article is that men are on the receiving end of emotional abuse more often than many realize. I was reminded of this concept when I picked up a

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  • William Shatner Defended Laura Ingalls Wilder on Twitter. Now He’s Being Accused of Racism.

    William Shatner Defended Laura Ingalls Wilder on Twitter. Now He’s Being Accused of Racism.0

    On June 30, actor William Shatner tweeted his displeasure with the renaming of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. By Independence Day, all hell had broken loose. Wilder (1867-1957), a children’s author best known for her Little House on the Prairie series, had her name stripped from an award issued by the Association for Library Service

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  • William of Ockham: The Man Who Started the Decline of the West

    William of Ockham: The Man Who Started the Decline of the West3

    In modern accounts of the decline of the West, it’s become common to blame one man in particular for starting that decline: William of Ockham, a 14th-century Franciscan monk and philosopher. Those of you who have heard of William of Ockham (1287-1347) may know him best through the concept of “Ockham’s razor,” which is popularly

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  • William F. Buckley, Jr. on Collectivism, Morality, and Power

    William F. Buckley, Jr. on Collectivism, Morality, and Power0

    Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of William F. Buckley, Jr., founder of National Review and the father of postwar American conservatism. In his honor, here are six quotes by the inimitable writer on collectivism, freedom, and power. On government power (I): “The government can’t do anything for you, except in proportion as

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  • William F. Buckley Once Trolled Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

    William F. Buckley Once Trolled Arthur Schlesinger Jr.0

    William F. Buckley Jr. was one of those once-in-a-generation thinkers. Whatever one thought of his conservative politics, it was difficult to overlook his many talents: a rapier-like intellect; impeccably refined taste; and a patrician charm that was unequaled (by any other conservative, at least). I never met Buckley, but of his many talents, it was

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  • Will We Know If Our Precautions Kept Coronavirus at Bay? Here’s One Simple Test

    Will We Know If Our Precautions Kept Coronavirus at Bay? Here’s One Simple Test0

    Last week I published an article about the novel coronavirus, my ignorance, and my wonder at the fear and panic that have ensued. “There,” I thought, mentally dusting off my hands. “That’s it. No more coronavirus articles for me.”  Then came Friday and my daily trip into my hometown of Front Royal, Virginia.  First up on the

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