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  • Real Progressives Study the Classics

    Real Progressives Study the Classics0

    Classical education has a marketing problem. Across the nation, schools that use a classical curriculum—one that emphasizes traditional methods of teaching the basics and a knowledge of ancient literature—are producing remarkably well-educated students. (For an example of a classical curriculum, check out this school near the Intellectual Takeout offices.)   Yet, at the same time,

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  • Real Men Wanted

    Real Men Wanted0

    Another wonder of technology was unveiled recently when marine archaeologists used undersea drones to locate and record the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance. Video footage shows a surprisingly well-preserved ship, its name still intact and clearly visible. Digging up historical artifacts is always fascinating, particularly when those artifacts are tied to a thrilling event like

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  • Real Justice

    Real Justice0

    • August 20, 2015

    For most of the history of the West, justice has been defined as, “To give each his due.” Unfortunately, we have lost that understanding along the way. In its simplest form, to act with justice is to judge each person as an individual. Such thinking goes very much against modern thinking. We have been taught

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  • Real Hope and Change: It Begins With Us

    Real Hope and Change: It Begins With Us0

    Over the years, I have encountered some well-meaning Christians consoling guilt-ridden family members or friends. Perhaps they abused their spouses, or hit the bottle too many times, or were sent to prison for dealing dope. Perhaps they betrayed a trust, abandoned the wife and kids, or embezzled money. Whatever the case, all too often I’ve

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  • Real and Artificial Intelligence

    Real and Artificial Intelligence3

    Right now, just as I’m writing these words, I’m coming off two hours of revelations that have left me reeling. The phrase mind-blowing is a gross understatement of what has shaken my world to the core. One cause of this interior earthquake is a poem, “What It Means to Be an American.” Here are the

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  • Reagan’s Farewell Warning Was Ignored (And Now We Are Paying the Price)

    Reagan’s Farewell Warning Was Ignored (And Now We Are Paying the Price)0

    In his 1989 farewell address, President Reagan asked the rhetorical question, “Are we doing a good enough job teaching our children what America is and what she represents in the long history of the world?” He followed up with the answer:  Our spirit is back, but we haven’t reinstitutionalized it. We’ve got to do a better job

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