728 x 90

Blog 3 Columns

  • Social Isolation Is Damaging an Entire Generation of Kids

    Social Isolation Is Damaging an Entire Generation of Kids0

    I read an advice article at Slate recently where a mom of a nearly five-year-old daughter wrote in to express concern that her child hasn’t seen any friends in five months, since COVID-19 lockdowns began. She said: Because of COVID, my husband and I have decided to skip [pre-K] altogether and teach her everything she

    READ MORE
  • Putting the Pieces Together After a Summer of Riots

    Putting the Pieces Together After a Summer of Riots0

    The other day, I drove past the place where it all started. One pulls up to the flashing red stoplight and looks left to check for traffic. There’s no need to look right, because the traffic won’t be there. Instead, one sees cement barricades, covered with scrawling graffiti, and a block down, the now nationally

    READ MORE
  • Cultural Lessons From a Crumbling Pop-Tart

    Cultural Lessons From a Crumbling Pop-Tart0

    It begins with a blueberry Pop-Tart. My friend John and I spent five days at his brother’s house on the Outer Banks. There I wrote, read books, ate well, took walks to the beach and around the neighborhood, and slept. My one excursion away from the house was to the grocery store. Otherwise, no masks

    READ MORE
  • Americans Are Renouncing U.S. Citizenship in Record Numbers

    Americans Are Renouncing U.S. Citizenship in Record Numbers0

    President Trump hosted a televised naturalization ceremony at the White House, aired during the Republication National Convention. “You’ve earned the most prized, treasured, cherished, and priceless possession anywhere in the world,” he told the five new United States citizens. “It’s called American citizenship.” Prized? Perhaps. But maybe not priceless. A record number of Americans are

    READ MORE
  • Why It May Be Selfish to Vote by Mail This Year

    Why It May Be Selfish to Vote by Mail This Year0

    A dear friend recently presented me with a conundrum that many are dealing with. Concerned not only for her own health, but for the health of others in her immediate circle, she hopes to vote by absentee ballot to limit her exposure to new people. My friend lives in Minnesota, where she has a dizzying

    READ MORE
  • Getting Kids to Eat Their Dinner Is Hard, But Not Impossible

    Getting Kids to Eat Their Dinner Is Hard, But Not Impossible1

    Mealtimes with kids can be one of the most frustrating parts of a parent’s day. It’s upsetting to cook up a healthy, delicious meal only to have your children reject it. I have three small children. The older two would happily survive on chocolate milk if I let them, so I know first-hand how frustrating

    READ MORE
  • California’s COVID-19 Restrictions Go Too Far

    California’s COVID-19 Restrictions Go Too Far0

    California is proving it’s more authoritarian than ever. As many other states have reopened in stages, California officials have opened the Golden State, too – except they repeatedly seem to be applying different guidelines for reopening businesses, schools, and houses of worship. The examples are numerous. Private schools are not allowed to open, per Gov.

    READ MORE
  • Beware of Marxist Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

    Beware of Marxist Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing0

    One of Jesus Christ’s most well-known sayings comes from the Gospel of Matthew: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.” Sadly, that warning became highly relevant last Sunday, when Fr. Kenneth Boller, pastor of the Church of St. Francis Xavier in New York City, asked that

    READ MORE
  • ‘Rule by Experts’ Is Tyranny Shrouded in Science

    ‘Rule by Experts’ Is Tyranny Shrouded in Science2

    “You don’t need a mask.” “Everyone needs to wear a mask.” “Asymptomatic spreaders are the real problem.” “No wait, it doesn’t look like asymptomatic carriers are spreading it.” “Coronavirus will spread at protests… unless they’re protests over the death of George Floyd.” Expert advice has ping-ponged on COVID-19 like a bead in a pinball machine.

    READ MORE
© Copyright Intellectual Takeout 2024