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Why Manners and Respect Classes Are Back (and a Big Hit with Children)0
- Culture
- April 4, 2018
A friend of mine recently posted a handful of pictures on social media of the neighborhood tea party her daughter and several other little girls had. An older mentor joined in as well, teaching the girls the basics of polite table manners. Following the party, my friend asked the girls what their favorite part had
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Are Parents Responsible for the Troubled State of American Children?0
- Culture
- April 4, 2018
We read about teenage killers, we acquiesce to college students by establishing free speech “Safe zones” lest feelings are bruised by politically-incorrect opinions elsewhere, we hear about high-school teachers imposing personal and political agendas in classrooms, we accept “Gun-free zones” in schools that invite invasive violence, we watch our youth — taught to abandon the
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The Reason a Facelift Costs Less Than a Knee Replacement 0
- Culture
- April 4, 2018
Between 1998 and 2017 prices for “Medical Care Services” in the US (as measured by the BLS’s CPI for Medical Care Services) more than doubled (+105.3 percent increase) while the CPI for “Hospital and Related Services” (data here) nearly tripled (+189.3 percent increase). Those increases in the costs of medical-related services compared to only a 50.3 percent
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Trump’s Idea of Using Military Resources for Border Wall Isn’t Unprecedented 0
- Politics
- April 4, 2018
The military has been involved before in putting up a barrier along the U.S.-Mexican border without explicit authorization from Congress, according to a 2009 government report. President Donald Trump recently proposed to draw from the $700 billion appropriated for the military for funds to build the border wall, which comes with a price tag estimated
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Mike Rowe Hits Hard for Fatherhood 0
- Culture
- April 4, 2018
If you’ve followed Intellectual Takeout for any length of time, you’ll know that Fatherhood is a regular topic. You’ll also probably recognize that it’s not a popular topic in the culture. The Ivory Tower declares patriarchy as one of the great sins of the West. Hollywood and Madison Ave. do their parts to mock and
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China’s ‘Social Credit System’ Is a Totalitarian’s Dream Come True. Are We Far Behind?0
- Entertainment
- April 3, 2018
In its third season, the British science fiction TV series Black Mirror featured an episode called “Nosedive.” The episode, which was co-written by The Office actress Rashida Jones and starred Bryce Howard, depicted a society of smiling people who walked around with holographic bubbles that contained their “rating.” These ratings were based on how people were
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