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This Description of Medieval London Might Make You More Thankful for Government Intervention!0
- September 10, 2015
Many subscribers to Intellectual Takeout are of a libertarian persuasion, and would like to see less government intervention in citizens’ affairs. Understandably so. After all, as you can see from the chart below, the number of government regulations has been increasing for some time now: However, what most libertarians are seeking is not the eradication
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This Debate is About Gender Dysphoria, Not Transgender Military Service1
- Culture
- August 1, 2017
As a transgender military veteran, an Army retiree and the first person in the United States to have their sex legally declared as non-binary, I have a vested interest in the outcome of the transgender military service ban. In the days when transgender military service was banned, I spent 18 years of torment fearing that
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This County Discovered It’s Possible to Operate Debt-Free… and Its Citizens Are Reaping the Benefits0
- Economics
- November 8, 2018
The other day, I wrote about the disadvantages of state and local governments issuing general obligation debt. Those governments currently have more than $3 trillion in overall debt outstanding. Government borrowing enriches financial firms, encourages corruption, and magnifies the ultimate tax burden that citizens will bear for the related spending. It is prudent and practical for states
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This Clip Shows the Paradox of Western “Individualism”0
- September 14, 2015
As summarized by Hillsdale College English professor Dwight Lindley: ?”At one point in Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the ridiculous protagonist finds himself at an upper window, addressing a large crowd of determined, sheeplike followers: ‘You don’t need to follow me,’ he cries. ‘You’ve got to think for yourselves. You’re all individuals!’ To which
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This Christmas Season, I’ve Become a Hallmark Man7
- Entertainment
- December 14, 2022
The following admission should embarrass me. Fortunately, I have reached the age where personal quirks more often bring amusement than shame. Here’s my confession: I’ve begun watching Hallmark movies. Recently, I even spent two evenings with a Candace Cameron Bure film from the Great American Family. Yep, here I am, a guy in his early
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This Brazilian Economist Once Marched for Socialism, But Became a Free-Market Hero0
- Culture
- April 16, 2018
If he were still alive, Roberto Campos would turn 101 next week on April 17. He was a Brazilian hero whose timeless ideas are still shining a light in the darkness. A common complaint in my country, Brazil, is that our heroes are not given due recognition or that their achievements are only realized and
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