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  • Restoring the Local

    Restoring the Local0

    • September 1, 2015

    At present, the stated vision of Intellectual Takeout is the following: “A cultural renaissance in America based on the ideals of freedom, justice, and subsidiarity.” We get a lot of questions about that last word, “subsidiarity”. So, what is it? In short, subsidiarity is an organizing principle which holds that decisions and responsibilities should be

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  • Restoring the Four Pillars of Education

    Restoring the Four Pillars of Education1

    Few would argue that modern education is in crisis. Evidence suggests our system creates moral nihilists; professors admit they are teaching students who “know hardly anything about anything at all.” So what is to be done? If education is so bad, how do we fix it?  We need to begin by reexamining what constitutes a good education, a

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  • Restoring the Art of Communication

    Restoring the Art of Communication2

    Recently, clips from the Whatever podcast have been making the rounds on the internet. This podcast has gotten a lot of attention for its discussion of the modern dating world. However, one clip in particular caught the public eye not solely because of what the young woman in it was saying but how she was

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  • Restoring Society’s Foundations Isn’t a Lost Cause

    Restoring Society’s Foundations Isn’t a Lost Cause2

    Were you to peer into my brain in recent months, you would find that a main thought running through it is our country’s desperate need for restoration and repair. Not so much in the physical sense, but in the mental, emotional, and spiritual sense—a renewal of the foundations upon which basic life in this country

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  • Restoring Justice to Sexual Assault Complaints on Campus

    Restoring Justice to Sexual Assault Complaints on Campus0

    On May 6, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos unveiled new Title IX regulations concerning sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus. Despite outraged cries of “turning back the clock” that echo across both sides of the Atlantic, the 2,033-page code reasserts the moral, ethical and legal norms that formed the basis of Western society. The

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  • Restoring Civility in the Workplace

    Restoring Civility in the Workplace0

    It’s May, and the chilly dawn here in Virginia brings singing birds, velvet-soft breezes, and the rich perfume of freshly mown grass and damp earth. I take pleasure and joy in the time I spend on my front porch, sometimes singing a few lines from Louis Armstrong’s “It’s a Wonderful World.” After a few minutes,

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