728 x 90

Blog 3 Columns

  • Homer’s Advice for Husbands and Wives

    Homer’s Advice for Husbands and Wives0

    Author’s Introduction: Imagine if Homer, Virgil, Dante, Chaucer, and the other great poets of ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages had been given the gift, not only to peer into the twenty-first century, but to correspond with we who live in that most confusing and rudderless of centuries. Had it been in their power

    READ MORE
  • Why ‘Taxing the Rich’ Falls on the Middle Class Instead

    Why ‘Taxing the Rich’ Falls on the Middle Class Instead0

    As Democrats take control of the U.S. House, taxing the rich inevitably becomes a focus. Progressive candidates wasted no time in denouncing the recent round of tax cuts in their campaigns as a give-away to the rich. Although this rhetoric often polls well among some key demographics, in practice taxation isn’t so simple. A quick

    READ MORE
  • The Immigrants Challenging Europe’s Code of Silence on Islam

    The Immigrants Challenging Europe’s Code of Silence on Islam0

    Over the holidays, two developments in Europe’s immigration and multiculturalism battle stood out particularly. First to France, where there occurred what might be dubbed the Zineb El Rhazoui affair. El Rhazoui, 36, is a French-Moroccan journalist and a former reporter for Charlie Hebdo. Born in Casablanca, she came to Paris for college. She’s engaged in both France and Morocco

    READ MORE
  • The Government Shutdown Exposes Another Reason to Abolish the TSA

    The Government Shutdown Exposes Another Reason to Abolish the TSA0

    The Transportation Security Administration, a federal agency, is facing a no-show problem with employees, as paychecks are put on hold during the partial government shutdown. This is reportedly leading to longer lines and security problems at airports nationwide.According to CNN , Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through the

    READ MORE
  • Mistakes People Make When They Are Fired

    Mistakes People Make When They Are Fired0

    The labor contract in a market economy should be based on mutual benefit. The freedom to quit and the freedom to fire are the mechanisms that keep that exchange relationship working. Getting fired is not always a tragedy. Ideally, we live and learn and move on. Moreover, it’s not always about incompetence. I’ve never known a productive,

    READ MORE
  • How America Let the Culture of Disrespect Get Out of Hand

    How America Let the Culture of Disrespect Get Out of Hand0

    By now, you have likely seen the California McDonald’s fight that is making its way around the internet. As Yahoo explains, the fight began when a young mother asked several teens to leave the McDonald’s play area where her two young children were playing. The teens did not take kindly to this request, challenging the mother

    READ MORE
  • Visa Overstays Don’t Negate the Benefits of Border Barriers

    Visa Overstays Don’t Negate the Benefits of Border Barriers0

    Opponents of President Trump’s plan to build a wall along much of the Southwest border often argue that it won’t be effective because many illegal immigrants enter the U.S. by using visas. Visas allow people to temporarily visit or live in the U.S., but every year, hundreds of thousands of people don’t leave when their

    READ MORE
  • The Profession that Dare Not Speak Its Name

    The Profession that Dare Not Speak Its Name1

    Hello, my name is Emma and I’m a stay-at-home mother. Or…no…wait! I’m a work-at-home mother. Actually, it might be more accurate to say that I’m the chief executive officer of my home. Whenever I try to tell people what I do with my life, I get tangled in semantic knots. There is always someone around

    READ MORE
  • The Ironies of Illegal Immigration

    The Ironies of Illegal Immigration0

    Estimates suggest that there are 11 million to 13 million Mexican citizens currently living in the United States illegally. Millions more emigrated previously and are now U.S. citizens. A recent poll revealed that one-third of Mexicans (34 percent) would like to emigrate to the United States. With Mexico having a population of about 130 million,

    READ MORE
© Copyright Intellectual Takeout 2024