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  • Of Bureaucrats and Bunk Beds

    Of Bureaucrats and Bunk Beds2

    Want to take in foster kids in Maryland? You can’t let them sleep in bunk beds. The fine print of Maryland’s foster care regulations says: “Each child shall have an individual bed that may not be stacked in vertical bunk bed formation.” In practice that means that if you don’t have a lot of extra

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  • Odysseus’ Voyage: What We Can Learn From Homer’s Everyman

    Odysseus’ Voyage: What We Can Learn From Homer’s Everyman0

    Lovers of Monty Python will recall the scene in The Life of Brian in which John Cleese, Eric Idle and Michael Palin discuss the contribution of the Romans to civilization: “What have the Romans ever done for us?” In today’s supercilious culture we tend to believe that we owe nothing to the past in general

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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 Future3

    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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