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  • Why the Hillary E-mail Scandal Should Matter to You

    Why the Hillary E-mail Scandal Should Matter to You0

    On the 4th of July, Intellectual Takeout posted a clip of the John Adams HBO series to the Facebook page. In it, during a debate over whether or not the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain, Adams states, “…I see hope. I see a new nation ready to take its place in the world.

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  • Why the Hero of “It’s a Wonderful Life” Isn’t George Bailey

    Why the Hero of “It’s a Wonderful Life” Isn’t George Bailey0

    I think I’m not the only person that cries every time I watch “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The movie pulls our heart strings because we can all relate to George Bailey: man has dreams to see the world and do big things, but is instead given a meager life of service. Many reduce the film’s

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  • Why the Hell Are Politicians Trying to Run Airlines?

    Why the Hell Are Politicians Trying to Run Airlines?0

    U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the incoming Senate minority leader, is angry that United Airlines is planning to charge an overhead bin fee to passengers buying the cheapest economy seats. Consider your customer service experience. Who provides better service:  the Motor Vehicle Administration or L.L. Bean?  The Post Office or FedEx?  Your cable company or Netflix?

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  • Why the Hate for ‘Sound of Freedom’?

    Why the Hate for ‘Sound of Freedom’?23

    Disney poured some $295 million into Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, but the company will apparently scrape to make a profit off the fifth and poorest-performing film of the franchise. Meanwhile, in an unexpected turn of events, the low-budget action flick Sound of Freedom, starring Jim Caviezel (who played Jesus in The Passion

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  • Why the Great War Matters Today

    Why the Great War Matters Today0

    1918. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. That hour, that day, and that month brought an armistice to the First World War, a conflict that proved just the prelude to the bloodiest century in the history of humankind. November 11, 2018 marks the centennial of that armistice. That war and

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  • Why the Gillette Ad Has Been Misjudged and Deserves a Second Look

    Why the Gillette Ad Has Been Misjudged and Deserves a Second Look0

    When I clicked play on Gillette’s new ad, I was fully prepared to roll my eyes at it.     I was expecting something along the lines of Nike’s controversial Colin Kaepernick campaign, another example of (as several Twitter users have put it) “companies pretend[ing] to care about social justice to sell products to people

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