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Not Your School’s Reading List 10: Inspiring Tales for Young Men1
- Literature
- March 23, 2023
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. Perfect for middle and high school-age boys, these books are a mix of fiction and non-fiction with events spanning
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Verbicide: The Language of Politics and the Politics of Language2
- Politics, Philosophy
- March 23, 2023
On his blog A Pilgrim in Narnia, Brenton Dickieson tells us that C.S. Lewis in his Studies in Words defined “verbicide” as the “murder of words.” Dickieson adds that “Lewis has some similar concerns as George Orwell in his ‘Politics and the English Language.’ Words can be politicized or bent into the service of those
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ATF Turns Law-Abiding Gun Owners into Felons1
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has followed through on their plan to turn millions of lawful gun owners into felons in the name of “public safety” by reclassifying pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles, effectively expanding the unconstitutional national gun registry. Stabilizing braces are devices that can be attached to pistols
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Arrested for Memes: In Defense of Ricky Vaughn3
- Breaking News
- March 22, 2023
Once relegated to obscure online forums, memes are now commonplace on the internet. These images are diverse in their content, ranging from humorous to offensive to insightful. And as the Department of Justice sees it, memes have the potential to be criminal as well. Douglass Mackey, the man behind the popular 2016 pro-Trump Twitter account
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Why the Left Can’t Understand the Right (and Vice Versa)2
It’s probably important to preface any conversation on morality by noting that humans often struggle—mightily—to agree on what morality is. While it’s a thorny topic to define and explain, it would of course be foolish to avoid the pursuit of moral truths for this reason. Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at the University of Virginia who
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Two Atheists, Two Films, and Their Call to Virtue1
- Culture
- March 21, 2023
The 1966 movie A Man for All Seasons depicts the Lord Chancellor of England Thomas More (Paul Scofield) in his final years when he opposed Henry VIII’s divorce and refused to take the oath declaring Henry the supreme head of the Church of England. The king imprisoned More in the Tower of London. Tried in
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Why a Big Tax Refund Shouldn’t Excite You1
It’s the dreaded season once again. About this time of year, I usually write something about taxes. What can I say? After hours of working through my taxes and considering how much of my paycheck was eaten by the black hole of government projects, it’s hard to stop thinking about our tax system. Unfortunately our
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‘Anecdotals’ Movie Gives Voice to the V*ccine Injured6
- Science
- March 20, 2023
Documentary filmmaker Jennifer Sharp got the Pfizer COVID vaccine in March 2021. Driving home from getting the shot, she couldn’t focus. While sleeping that night, she drenched the bed with sweat. She awoke the next morning and couldn’t feel the left side of her face. Her symptoms lasted unabated for weeks, so she chose not
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An Evil as Old as Eden2
Writer Naomi Wolf is not the first person one would expect to speak out against the left-wing agenda that has taken over American politics and culture. For nearly her entire life, Wolf was a respected denizen of the left. Twenty years ago, her book The Beauty Myth brought her money and renown. She belonged to
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