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  • Odd Things People Say to Families with Lots of Children

    Odd Things People Say to Families with Lots of Children0

    Several of Intellectual Takeout’s Alcuin Fellows come from big families – one from a family of twelve children, the other from a family of thirteen. Because of this, we recently started swapping stories about the strange things people say when they realize the size of our crews. We get it. We’re a bit of a

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  • Odd Bedfellows: Capitalists, Woke Zealots, and Street Gangs

    Odd Bedfellows: Capitalists, Woke Zealots, and Street Gangs0

    It seems that capitalists, woke zealots, and street gangs are joined at the hip right now. This idea is fleshed out by writer Michael Anton in an enlightening interview with IM 1776. Anton offers this chilling thought: Certain folks will howl at this, but if you listen to the woke left, they think it’s not

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  • October Surprises Past, Present, and Future

    October Surprises Past, Present, and Future2

    Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump appears to have survived not one but three October Surprises during the last week. For those unfamiliar with the term, an October Surprise is a last-minute, generally unexpected turn of events that occurs in the final weeks of a U.S. presidential election which can have a major impact on the outcome.

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  • Oct. 7 Webinar: Character in Education

    Oct. 7 Webinar: Character in Education0

    • October 6, 2015

    We all know that education is incredibly important. But is there more to it than simply the three Rs? Absolutely. One of the components that is often discussed by the public, but not always addressed in schools is character development. For that reason, MomThink.org is hosting a special webinar on October 7 from 12:30-2:00 Eastern? to

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  • Ocasio-Cortez Mourns a Coffee House Driven out of Business by a Minimum Wage Law She Supported

    Ocasio-Cortez Mourns a Coffee House Driven out of Business by a Minimum Wage Law She Supported0

    For 28 years, Union Square’s iconic cafe the Coffee Shop—located at 29 Union Square West—served New Yorkers and tourists who wanted to get a glimpse of where Carrie Bradshaw and her friends would hang out on Sex and the City. (The coffee shop was frequently featured on the hit HBO show. And yes, ahem, I’ve

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  • Obsession: How the Media Keep Us Ignorant

    Obsession: How the Media Keep Us Ignorant0

    Many people of all political persuasions, including myself, find much of the mainstream news opinionated and biased. Negative media coverage of President Trump, for example, ran as high as 99 percent in May. This slanted news does serious damage to our republic. It’s divisive, but it also causes ignorance. Two days ago, I met a

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