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Why We Fight: Putting Faces on Liberty0
In early March, I headed down to the mountains of western North Carolina for a reunion with my siblings and their spouses. The weekend weather was beautiful, and as my Honda rolled south through the Shenandoah Valley, a drive I’ve made countless times, I was struck by the beauty of the hills and fields. The
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The Myth of Rural “Assistance”1
As the old country proverb goes, “if it’s happened once, it’s damned-shor’ gonna happen again.” Robert Wright’s forthcoming book, New Deals Exposed: How the Miseries of the Great Depression are Being Repeated Today, makes the convincing case that the sort of good-intentioned lunacy which marked New Deal policy failures is happening all over again, as the world
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Minnesota Legislature Targets Religious Higher Education5
- Religion
- March 10, 2023
Since 1985, the Minnesota government has funded thousands of sophomore, junior, and senior high school students who are enrolled in postsecondary courses. Given the current legislation in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act (PSEO Act), high schoolers can enroll in college classes from a variety of eligible institutions without paying out of pocket, allowing them to
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Friday Comic: Dog-and-Mouse Game1
- Entertainment
- March 10, 2023
“Dog-and-mouse game.” Credit: OwenComics (store). Twitter: @owenbroadcast. Instagram: @owenbroadcast. ITO Save this article to favorites
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Not Your School’s Reading List 9: Fairy Tales, Animal Stories, and More for Young Girls3
- Literature
- March 9, 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. Whether you’re reading the more challenging books to a 6-year-old or handing all these tomes off to a 12-year-old,
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The Egotism of Withdrawal From Church and Community8
- Religion
- March 9, 2023
The other day, a friend of mine brought an interesting Barna poll to my attention. Conducted in 2022, it explored the state of the American church before, after, and during the COVID pandemic. When it comes to faith, religion, and church these days, there seems to be only bad news. Religious “nones” are on the rise, we’re
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Employers Shouldn’t Have to Hire ‘Nonbinary’ People5
- Culture
- March 8, 2023
Unless you live under a rock, odds are you’ve heard the left claim that nonbinary people—that is, those who neither identify as male or female—face discrimination in employment. A newly published study sought to determine the accuracy of this claim. And as a consequence, it shows how a more radical application of civil rights law
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Left-Wing College-Industrial Complex Lies2
Families saving for college and encouraging their kids to aim for the top are getting scammed by the left-wing college industrial complex. Colleges distort and outright lie about who gets accepted, education quality and what it costs. If they were selling auto loans and used the same deceptive tactics, they’d be in jail. Columbia University
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Aristotle’s 6 Forms of Government6
- Philosophy
- March 7, 2023
Which forms of government are best? Philosophers have sought to answer this question for millennia. Few, however, have done so with the clarity and precision of Aristotle. In Politics, the Athenian philosopher provides a simple yet insightful schema as part of his investigation of the best regime. He argues that there are six regimes overall
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