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Sacrificing Diversity in the Name of ‘Diversity’0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
Several days ago, Intellectual Takeout highlighted the plight of a college professor who is being persecuted for questioning the validity of the college’s “diversity” program. Students marched on the president’s office demanding that the professor be fired; the president, kowtowing before the student bullies, issued a statement affirming the “diversity” program that the professor had
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Schools Offer ‘Emotional Support’ to Kids After Election 0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
In many school districts across the country, the day after the election was greeted with tears, shock, and intensified efforts for support and counseling. St. Paul Public Schools, a district in Intellectual Takeout’s backyard, was one of those districts: “Supervisory counselors were slated to check in with school staff to identify any schools that are
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Fetishizing Victimhood: How Colleges Promote Psychological Frailty 0
- November 10, 2016
Administrators at the University of Florida recently notified students that a 24-hour counseling hotline is available to anyone who feels offended by Halloween costumes. Other colleges, in an attempt to pre-empt the psychological threat of offensive costumes, have created and distributed Halloween costume guidelines to help students make appropriate choices if they decide to dress
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Brace Yourselves: America is Losing 10 Awesome Celebrities 0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
Not for the first time, many distinguished actors, performers, and otherwise notable figures promised they would do the unthinkable if the wrong candidate got elected: they’d remove themselves from America and move to Mexico. Check that, I guess it’s Canada. Anyway, it’s an unusual threat if for no other reason than it’s palpably narcissistic. The
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Is the Price of a Republic Constant Discord?0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
The election is barely over and already one thing seems clear: the peace and quiet we were hoping for do not seem to be on the horizon. Instead we seem to be facing even more discord and strife. While such trends are disconcerting, they shouldn’t be surprising. According to 19th century philosopher William Paley, these
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10 Reasons to Doubt the Racial Explanation for Trump’s Success 0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
“White Supremacist America!” yells Counterpunch. “White Supremacists Bolstering Trump,” says AlterNet. This really is a “White Riot,” says Vox. That’s the opinion of the left for why Trump not only won the Republican nomination, but also seems poised to win the presidency. For years, the left has imagined the dominant swath of bourgeois culture to
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Sacrificing Diversity in the Name of ‘Diversity’0