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How do you fix bad parenting?0
- Culture
- November 23, 2015
There is little doubt that the education system in the U.S. has problems. According to the National Assessment for Educational Progress, less than 40% of 12th grade students are considered proficient in reading. NAEP is a national assessment that’s considered the gold standard in the country. Similar data can be seen in the states based on
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D.C. Police Chief: Take the Gunman Out, If You Can0
- Culture
- November 23, 2015
A common phrase used by individuals promoting gun rights for self-defense goes something like this: “When seconds count, the police are minutes away.” The point is that you need the freedom to be able to defend yourself because the police won’t be there for you. Based on the 60 Minutes interview below following the ISIS
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Why is college so %#*&% expensive?0
- Economics
- November 20, 2015
Right now, there are a lot of young Americans who are taking on ridiculous amounts of student debt before ever earning a real income all because that is what society asks of them in order to do well in life. We could debate whether or not everyone should go to college. We could debate who
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What’s the Greater Threat?0
- Culture
- November 20, 2015
With the news that the men behind the November 13th Paris attacks were able to enter Europe because of the Syrian refugee crisis, Americans are concerned about falling into the same situation. Many wonder, will the acceptance of Syrian refugees open up the U.S. to more terrorist attacks? Will letting Syrian refugees in open the floodgates
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Video: The Debate over Free College0
- Economics
- November 20, 2015
Overshadowed in the terrorist attacks in Paris by ISIS was the #MillionStudentMarch led by students and non-students who demanded (their words) “tuition-free public college, cancelation of all student debt, and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers.” Here at Intellectual Takeout, we’re thoroughly troubled by the enormous costs of college and the expectation that
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Poll: Lots of Whites are Feeling Oppressed0
- Culture
- November 20, 2015
The Public Religion Research Institute recently released some fascinating polling data from its 2015 American Values Survey. It appears that all that white-shaming is actually having an effect. Regarding the culture, white Americans overwhelmingly think it’s going to hell: “A majority (53%) of Americans say that American culture and way of life has mostly changed
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Is Civilization Yielding to Barbarism?0
- Culture
- November 20, 2015
Back in 1996, all seemed wonderful. The world was peaceful, the Communists had collapsed, and the economy was booming. Yet during such peaceful times, Samuel Huntington published his famous book The Clash of Civilizations. He concluded with these thoughts: “On a worldwide basis Civilization seems in many respects to be yielding to barbarism, generating the
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Think the SAT Essay Exam is Hard? Try This One from 1915.0
- Education
- November 19, 2015
Taking the SAT or ACT exam is a big milestone in the high school careers of many students. One of the most daunting portions of the exam is THE ESSAY. For those who have taken the SAT recently, the following sample question may seem familiar: Compare this to the 1915 Grammar and Composition Exam produced
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The Gospel of Lincoln0
- History
- November 19, 2015
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has achieved a status as American Scripture equaled only by the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and Washington’s Farewell Address. In merely 271 words, the wartime president fused his epoch’s most powerful and disruptive tendencies—nationalism, democratism, and German idealism—into a civil religion indebted to the language of Christianity, but devoid of its
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