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  • Should the Welfare System Go Local?

    Should the Welfare System Go Local?0

    Recently, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing about the American welfare system. In the opening statements, Representative Charles Boustany stated: “This federal welfare system is large, fragmented, and growing in cost. The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service estimates that we currently operate over 80 programs that provide food, housing, healthcare, job training, education,

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  • Check Out These Hilarious Philosophical “Attack Ads”

    Check Out These Hilarious Philosophical “Attack Ads”0

    • November 5, 2015

    If done right, humor can be a great educator. Perhaps some of you have seen these before, but they escaped my attention until I came across them on a friend’s Facebook page today. They’re faux attacks on modern philosophers made to look like today’s political attack ads. They’re hilarious, and a fun introduction into the

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  • Why Do Some Americans Admire Putin?

    Why Do Some Americans Admire Putin?0

    A 2014 Gallup poll showed that only 19% of Americans had a favorable opinion of Russian president Vladimir Putin. At the same time, in MSM articles on Putin one will usually find a fair share of his defenders in the comments section. We noticed the same phenomenon among members of our Intellectual Takeout audience in a

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  • This 1918 Journal Entry Will Make You Thank a Veteran

    This 1918 Journal Entry Will Make You Thank a Veteran0

    November 11th marks the official observance of Veterans Day, the holiday first inaugurated to celebrate the end of World War I. Because of our dislike for the horrors of war, it’s easy to dismiss and overlook the great sacrifices and heroism exhibited by our veterans. One of these often overlooked war heroes is Sergeant Alvin

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  • 5 Little Known Facts of Apprenticeship

    5 Little Known Facts of Apprenticeship0

    This week marks the first annual National Apprenticeship Week. In recognition of it, here are five facts about apprenticeships that you should know: 1. Apprenticeship was Prevalent in Antiquity According to author Paul Douglas – a University of Chicago professor writing in 1921 – the common notion that apprenticeship began in the medieval age is

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  • You Can’t Buy Simplicity

    You Can’t Buy Simplicity0

    Today’s simplicity movements are ostensibly a reaction against materialism. However, they can easily slip into materialism themselves. That’s the point David Brooks makes in his latest column for the New York Times entitled “The Evolution of Simplicity”: “One of the troublesome things about today’s simplicity movements is that they are often just alternate forms of

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