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  • School Grades Enter the ‘Everyone-Gets-a-Trophy’ World

    School Grades Enter the ‘Everyone-Gets-a-Trophy’ World1

    Summer has long been the season for local community sports and contests. In recent years, these contests have been particularly marked by the everyone-gets-a-trophy mentality where each individual gets recognition and a prize for their time and effort. For better or worse, that mentality may now be expanding beyond the summer community center and into

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  • Why the Hillary E-mail Scandal Should Matter to You

    Why the Hillary E-mail Scandal Should Matter to You0

    On the 4th of July, Intellectual Takeout posted a clip of the John Adams HBO series to the Facebook page. In it, during a debate over whether or not the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain, Adams states, “…I see hope. I see a new nation ready to take its place in the world.

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  • The First Banzai Charge was Actually in Alaska

    The First Banzai Charge was Actually in Alaska0

    It’s probably safe to say that many Americans don’t know that the Japanese actually invaded the Aleutian Islands of Alaska during World War II. And while that may be a surprise to learn, it’s how the battle ended that is really shocking. For the Americans, the Aleutians were seen as a potential bridgehead for the

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