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Revealing the Real Cause of Deep State Corruption0
- Politics
- December 30, 2019
What could possibly explain the transparent nonsense that is the attempt to impeach and remove President Donald Trump? The farrago of exaggerations and outright lies that the leadership of the Democrats in the House of Representatives are currently peddling makes little sense. Impeachment was a remedy crafted by the Founders to remove a corrupt official
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Little Women 2019: Another Feckless Feminist Rendering0
- Culture
- December 30, 2019
There’s a lot to love in Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women. The film boasts a stunning score by Alexandre Desplat, breathtaking cinematography, and a star-studded cast including Emma Watson, Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, and Saoirse Ronan. But by taking Alcott’s heartwarming story to “new feminist heights,” Gerwig has abandoned some
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Americans Aren’t Losing Religion, They’re Inventing a New One0
- Culture
- December 30, 2019
In the opening prayers of the traditional Latin Mass, the priest and the servers kneel at the foot of the altar and speak these words, “Introibo ad altare Dei…” which means “I will go to the altar of God.” Many readers of Intellectual Takeout “go to the altar of God,” meaning they possess a belief
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A New Year’s Chat With the Devil0
- Culture
- December 30, 2019
Ah, New Year’s Eve! It’s a great moment for reflecting on the past, taking stock of the present, and planning for the future. Indulging in the Auld Lang Syne cliché is not unique to humans. The spirit world does the same, or at least it does according to a piece in a 1948 edition of
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Why Marx Was Against Individual Rights0
- Economics
- December 27, 2019
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Virginia’s Would-Be Gun Grabbers Likely to Face Blowback0
- Politics
- December 27, 2019
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam apologized for his medical school blackface stunt, but he will have much more to apologize for if he signs into law a bill that attacks Virginia residents’ Second Amendment rights. The measure is Senate Bill 16, which would ban “assault” firearms and certain firearm magazines. Since Democrats have seized control of
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Too Young? Too Old? What Age Restrictions Reveal About Our Humanity0
- Philosophy
- December 27, 2019
On December 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law the $738 billion Defense Spending Bill. In addition to providing for our nation’s military needs, the bill raised the legal age for smoking nationwide to 21 within the next year. This restriction includes both traditional tobacco products and vaping. By 1988, all states implemented
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The Myth That the Rich Don’t Pay Their ‘Fair Share’ of Taxes0
- Economics
- December 27, 2019
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have led the charge to add many zeros to what some Americans should be given at others’ expense. As a result, they have doubled (or tripled) down on an “old reliable” claim of the left that “the rich” don’t pay their “fair share” of taxes. But that excuse to tax
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Jonathan Swift Explains Why We Don’t Trust Politicians0
- Literature
- December 27, 2019
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