An article about to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics is titled, “Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline in Children’s Mental Wellbeing: Summary of the Evidence.” The authors are three big names in child development: Anthropologist David Lancy, psychologist David Bjorklund and Peter Gray, a professor in the Dept. of Psychology
READ MOREFormer President Trump released a video last week in which he railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Ukraine. “A global conflict between nuclear armed powers would mean death and destruction of a scale unmatched in human history,” warned Trump. “It would be nuclear Armageddon.” It’s clear that permanent enmity between America
READ MOREIf I made a list of all the theologians I’ve seen caricaturized, unjustifiably dismissed, or just plain misunderstood, Jonathan Edwards would be near the top. He is perhaps best known for “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” a hellfire-and-brimstone sermon that depicted all humanity suspended above the realm of the dead, completely at
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READ MOREAt 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
READ MOREOn 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
READ MOREThe 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
READ MOREOnce 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
READ MOREIt’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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