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  • George Washington’s Rules of Civility in the Age of Internet

    George Washington’s Rules of Civility in the Age of Internet0

    • October 13, 2015

    Ever read George Washington’s Rules of Civility? If so, it’s unlikely you’ve read more than a handful before you realize that you’ve repeatedly broken one or more at some point in time. It’s easy to laugh at the manners of the past and dismiss them as ridiculously stiff and formal. But would we experience more

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  • Columbus was Awesome

    Columbus was Awesome0

    Yes, it’s in vogue to forsake our Western heritage, to see dead, white men as evil barbarians. But let’s be honest, the reason they’ve been celebrated is because what they did, despite their sins, was incredible. Columbus is certainly one of those men. In an age when many teenage Americans are too terrified to even

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  • Boston College Prof: “6 Books I Would Assign to Save Western Civilization”

    Boston College Prof: “6 Books I Would Assign to Save Western Civilization”0

    • October 12, 2015

    In a 1993 talk, Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College, mentioned the following as the 6 books people should read if they want to save Western civilization: 1. The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis From the front flap of the 2015 HarperOne edition: “In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis sets out

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  • The Great TV Alternative

    The Great TV Alternative0

    Over the weekend, an Intellectual Takeout reader reached out to me and described how our recent articles on the potential harms of preschool education caused her to reconsider her stance on the issue. Despite the challenges it posed, she realized she couldn’t afford not to pull her little girl out of preschool and bring her

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  • Walker Percy on Why Modern Life is “Disappointing”

    Walker Percy on Why Modern Life is “Disappointing”0

    • October 12, 2015

    From his renowned work Lost in the Cosmos: “As John Cheever said, the main emotion of the adult Northeastern American who has had all the advantages of wealth, education, and culture is disappointment. Work is disappointing. In spite of all the talk about making work more creative and self-fulfilling, most people hate their jobs, and with

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  • Reason #1,057 to Homeschool – Institutional Schools Are Boring

    Reason #1,057 to Homeschool – Institutional Schools Are Boring0

    Does the traditional school setting bore students, causing them to lose interest in learning? Given the institutional, restrained atmosphere that’s necessary to keep a classroom of 30 children in order, it seems highly likely. And, as the Washington Post reports, it’s that type of atmosphere that is leading parents like Lisa Cain to pull their

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