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  • Carl Sagan Warned Us About Government Schools Decades Ago

    Carl Sagan Warned Us About Government Schools Decades Ago10

    My wife and I recently met with the principal of the school our daughter attends to discuss her education future. My daughter, who turns 12 in a few days, wants to go to a different school in the fall, largely because many of her friends—who are a year ahead of her—are graduating to new schools.

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  • Men, Women, Soccer, and Feminism

    Men, Women, Soccer, and Feminism13

    Last month, a men’s soccer team and a women’s soccer team played in The Soccer Tournament, a 32-team tournament that welcomes teams of both genders. The teams are largely made up of current and former players from professional and national teams. A team made up of current and former players from the American women’s Olympic

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  • The Amazing Maturity of the Young Declaration Signers

    The Amazing Maturity of the Young Declaration Signers2

    When we think of Independence Day and the men who affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence, it’s easy to lump them all together as wizened old men. But while some – such as 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin – were certainly getting up in age, many others were remarkably young. Consider the following list of

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  • Not Your School’s Reading List: The Whole Bookshelf

    Not Your School’s Reading List: The Whole Bookshelf1

    Over the past seven months, we’ve published a reading list every other week. As we say before each list: At Intellectual Takeout, we strive to offer not only commentary on current events but also tangible advice for engaging with our increasingly chaotic world. That’s why we’re proud to present this ongoing series of literature recommendations.

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  • Repentant Former Abortion Doctor’s New Book Explains His Conversion to Pro-Life

    Repentant Former Abortion Doctor’s New Book Explains His Conversion to Pro-Life0

    Dr. Haywood Robinson and his now-deceased wife Dr. Noreen Johnson started their relationship as a married couple performing abortions. Together, they went through a conversion and became pro-life advocates. Johnson died in August 2021 due to complications from the coronavirus. And now, Robinson has published a book they co-authored telling their story: “The Scalpel and the Soul: Our Radical

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  • Book Bans? Free Speech? The Hypocrisy of PEN America

    Book Bans? Free Speech? The Hypocrisy of PEN America2

    Founded in 1922, PEN America has long been considered a bastion of free expression in the United States. The organization professes to hold tight to the virtue of writers freely expressing themselves, without the fear of censorship: PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United

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