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  • Does the Arc of History Bend Towards Justice … or Madness?

    Does the Arc of History Bend Towards Justice … or Madness?0

    The arc of history is long, and it sometimes bends towards insanity. A society can go backwards as well as forwards. Russia and Germany were worse places in the 1930s and 1940s than they were in 1910, as illustrated by the Holocaust and the Holodomor.  The Holodomor was Russian Communist dictator Joseph Stalin’s genocide: A

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  • Doctors Who Decline to Perform Abortions Violate Medical Ethics, International Panel Says

    Doctors Who Decline to Perform Abortions Violate Medical Ethics, International Panel Says0

    An “expert group” of abortion activists has launched a strong attack on the concept and practice of conscientious objection (CO) in healthcare. “The practice of refusing to provide legal and essential health care due to a doctor’s personal or religious beliefs is a violation of medical ethics and of patients’ right to health care,” says the International

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  • 5 Reasons to Avoid Ad Hominem Arguments

    5 Reasons to Avoid Ad Hominem Arguments1

    At Intellectual Takeout we write a great deal on logical fallacies, of which there are many. Of all fallacies, the ad hominem is king (and probably always will be). From the Latin “to the man” or “to the person,” it is a (fallacious) argumentative device that involves attacking one’s opponent instead of rebutting their argument.

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  • The Good Intentions Fallacy Is Driving Us Toward the Destructive Outcomes of Socialism

    The Good Intentions Fallacy Is Driving Us Toward the Destructive Outcomes of Socialism0

    While Venezuela continues to collapse into a living hell for all but Nicolás Maduro and ruling elites, support in America for democratic socialism continues to rise. Graphic reports such as the recent New York Times photo essay about starvation in Venezuela abound: Kenyerber Aquino Merchán was 17 months old when he starved to death. His father left before dawn

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  • How the Term ‘Social Justice Warrior’ Became an Insult

    How the Term ‘Social Justice Warrior’ Became an Insult1

    Virtually everyone has heard of the term social justice warrior by now. The term has become quite popular the past few years—so big in fact, that the Oxford Dictionary added it to their dictionary in 2015. Most people by now know that when someone is accused of being a social justice warrior, it is probably

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  • How the Summer Gave Me Hope for the Future

    How the Summer Gave Me Hope for the Future0

    Several months ago, I pulled back the curtain and let my readers know what life as the only female employee at Intellectual Takeout is really like. It was revealing – and even startling to some individuals. But I’ve had a unique experience this summer. No longer am I the only female staff member of this

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