Why do kids really need to do chores? The answer to that question was recently highlighted in an Uncommon Knowledge production with Peter Robinson and U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse. As Sasse implies, kids need chores in order to form the habits and strong work ethic which has been lost as people have moved away from
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Early this morning, BBC correspondent Simon Hall tweeted the following pictures of a handful of male students at Isca Academy in Exeter. Boys at Isca Academy in Exeter wear skirts to school in protest at not being allowed to wear shorts in hot weather. pic.twitter.com/XHrffnSQEN — Simon Hall (@SimonHallNews) June 22, 2017 According to The
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A “news story” currently trending online suggests that psychopaths take their coffee black. Or taking your coffee black is a sign of psychopathic tendencies. Or something. I take offense to this–not because I drink black coffee, but because it’s so tiring. For starters, this study is old. It was pounded to death in 2015, and
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In 1903, Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, was born in British India. The following year, he moved to England with his mother and sister while his father, who worked in the Opium Department as a civil servant, remained in India. He started writing at the age of 4 and was published in
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It’s not news that Social Justice Warriors and the Political Correctness Police have overrun modern college campuses. Heck, some colleges are essentially being held hostage by these forces, to the point where professors aren’t even sure it’s safe to be on campus at all. It’s hard to reconcile this news with the vision of college
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In the last few years, Intellectual Takeout has witnessed an ever-growing realization among the general public that the push for a 4-year college degree is not always the smartest course. Soaring college costs, the retirement of highly-skilled workers, and a younger generation which has difficulty finding employment despite a degree have all driven the wistful
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