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  • Charlton Heston’s Prophetic Words on Political Correctness

    Charlton Heston’s Prophetic Words on Political Correctness0

    Combine Moses and a Harvard discourse on cancel culture and one encounters a perfect storm for prophetic words. That’s exactly what happened on Feb. 16, 1999, when Charlton Heston, movie star and president of the National Rifle Association, addressed a standing-room-only crowd at Harvard Law School. The film actor who played Moses and Ben Hur

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  • Are ‘Never Trumpers’ the Future of the GOP?

    Are ‘Never Trumpers’ the Future of the GOP?0

    Denouncing the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill as a parsimonious “disgrace” and hinting at an Alamo-style finish on Jan. 6, when Congress votes to declare Joe Biden the next president, Donald Trump is not going to go quietly. The anti-Trumpers and “Never Trumpers” celebrating at Christmas 2020, in this “dark winter” of Joe Biden’s depiction,

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  • The Abominable ‘America Last’ Porkulus

    The Abominable ‘America Last’ Porkulus0

    This country is not governed by a “Republican Party” and a “Democratic Party.” It is governed by an establishment “uniparty” that betrays our citizens at every turn. Exhibit A: The joint annual ritual of fiscal vulgarity known as the omnibus spending bill.    While Americans are distracted with the holidays, Beltway crapweasels stuff their legislative

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  • Don’t Have a ‘Merry Little Christmas’

    Don’t Have a ‘Merry Little Christmas’0

    I was sitting in my local coffee shop when “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” began playing over the café’s speaker. Perhaps because this Christmas is so fraught with fear and uncertainty, this song caught my attention. I pushed aside my other thoughts and gave my full attention to the music, hunting down the lyrics

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  • The Subtlest Form of Protest

    The Subtlest Form of Protest0

    There is a lot of discussion of late regarding various methods for protesting against government-mandated COVID-19 lockdowns or the results of the 2020 presidential election. Everything from singing in grocery stores to concentrated letter-writing campaigns has been suggested here at Intellectual Takeout. Such brazen displays are allowed in the U.S. because it still has some

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  • Can Democracy Hold Us Together?

    Can Democracy Hold Us Together?0

    If America were a company and not a country, we would have long ago dissolved the corporation, split the blanket, and gone our separate ways. What still holds this disputatious and divided people together?       Consider. In announcing the $900 billion stimulus bill to deal with the pandemic, Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not mention

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