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  • Notes From the Asylum on the CARES Act

    Notes From the Asylum on the CARES Act0

    When it comes to economics, I must be dumb as a stump.            Like many others, I received a letter from The White House this past week announcing that I would receive $1200 from the Coronavirus, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES ACT). The CARES Act is bringing “this $2.2 trillion

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  • Notes From the American Asylum

    Notes From the American Asylum0

    Many people seem to be wondering what will become of the human soul in another world. I am wondering what has become of the human mind in this world. G.K. Chesterton wrote those words almost a century ago in his essay, “The Rout of Reason.” I find myself wondering the same thing on this August

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  • Noted Scholar to Congress: ‘We need a cultural Great Awakening’

    Noted Scholar to Congress: ‘We need a cultural Great Awakening’0

    Political scientist Charles Murray has spent much of his career examining cultural trends in a declining America. He is most known for his controversial book The Bell Curve, which argues that intelligence is a better predictor of children’s success than their parents’ socioeconomic status. More recently he published the New York Times bestseller Coming Apart:

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  • Not Your School’s Reading List: The Whole Bookshelf

    Not Your School’s Reading List: The Whole Bookshelf1

    Over the past seven months, we’ve published a reading list every other week. As we say before each list: At Intellectual Takeout, we strive to offer not only commentary on current events but also tangible advice for engaging with our increasingly chaotic world. That’s why we’re proud to present this ongoing series of literature recommendations.

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  • Not Your School’s Reading List: 10 Books to Understand Our World

    Not Your School’s Reading List: 10 Books to Understand Our World6

    At Intellectual Takeout, we strive to offer not only commentary on current events but also tangible advice for engaging with our increasingly chaotic world. That’s why we’re proud to present this new, biweekly series of literature recommendations. These works have helped us and many others deepen their understanding of both the state of the world

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  • Not Your School’s Reading List 9: Fairy Tales, Animal Stories, and More for Young Girls

    Not Your School’s Reading List 9: Fairy Tales, Animal Stories, and More for Young Girls3

    At Intellectual Takeout, we strive to offer not only commentary on current events but also tangible advice for engaging with our increasingly chaotic world. That’s why we’re proud to present this ongoing series of literature recommendations. Whether you’re reading the more challenging books to a 6-year-old or handing all these tomes off to a 12-year-old,

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