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First Things First, Then Politics1
- Religion, Culture, Politics, Western Civilization
- July 28, 2022
I was a bit jarred by a recent American Greatness article about how Republicans are bleeding white college graduates to those on the progressive left. I should’ve known this stuff is happening—I’ve seen it firsthand with those I love. The article raised a lot of good questions, particularly how to stem the tide of young
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Harvard Faculty Survey Reveals Striking Ideological Bias0
As a mom of two teenagers who will be forging their pathways to adulthood in the coming years, I am particularly interested in new models of higher education. While college admission certainly isn’t a requirement for my children, I hope that if they choose to pursue a Bachelor’s degree or beyond, the experience is engaging
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One More Good Soul Gone to God2
When he speaks of his son, you can hear the pride and the love in Ernest Ramirez’s voice. “When Junior was seven, I bought a couple of baseball gloves,” he tells me over the phone. “We played lots of catch, and he picked up the game right away. At first, if I threw the ball
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Pols Hide Behind Charities To Welcome Illegals2
- Politics, International
- July 27, 2022
If you’re a taxpayer in New York, or anywhere in the U.S., you’re getting scammed by groups like United Way, Catholic Charities and the Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN). You may think they’re charities. Truth is, these groups are hauling in millions in taxpayer dollars—your money—under government contracts to facilitate illegal immigration. It’s money laundering.
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The Connection Between Censorship and the Right to Vote8
- Politics, Western Civilization
- July 26, 2022
Censorship is a perennial bogeyman. We see traces of it here or there, but it never seems real … until it lands on the doorstep, forcing you to look it in the face, as I did once again this morning. Longtime readers of Intellectual Takeout will remember that censorship is nothing new to our organization.
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FDA Warns of Brain Swelling and Permanent Vision Loss in Kids Taking Puberty Blockers2
The FDA recently added a warning to the puberty blockers used by transgender children, reports The Post-Millennial. The warning was added after the FDA identified “a serious potential side effect” that can “cause cause a dangerous surge of spinal fluid pressure in the brain,” as well as “headaches, nausea, double vision, and even permanent vision
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China: Pelosi Trip to Taiwan a Provocation0
- International, Politics
- July 26, 2022
When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi added to the itinerary of a valedictory trip through Asia the island of Taiwan, she could not have been oblivious to the reaction she would produce in a stunned Beijing. Thus, when the Financial Times revealed that the speaker would be visiting Taiwan, which China regards as a
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The Dutch Are Awake. Are We?3
- International, Politics, Western Civilization
- July 25, 2022
“Who’s there?” That challenge by a guard at Elsinore Castle is the first line in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. “Who’s there?” is a question that pervades the play. We in the audience ask each of the play’s main characters—the ghost of Hamlet’s father; the ghost’s murderer, Claudius; Hamlet’s mother Gertrude, now married to her husband’s killer; the
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Is There Any Such Thing as a ‘Good Divorce’?8
- Family, Culture, Western Civilization
- July 22, 2022
If you ever want to get an interesting—sometimes shocking—glimpse of today’s culture, try reading the advice columns that populate many of the nation’s newspapers. A letter to Slate’s “Dear Prudence” column caught my eye today. The letter writer explained that a friend (“Chrissy”) in her late 30s was still dealing with the effects of her
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