Blog 3 Columns

A Doctor Explains His Prescription for Happiness 0
- Culture
- August 13, 2018
I was working with a little eight-year-old girl on an assignment the other day when she stopped, looked at me curiously and asked, “Why are you always smiling?” Her inquiry took me by surprise. To be honest, I was tired and still recovering from illness, and didn’t perceive myself as being in the best of
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The Trend Suggesting Millennials are Feeling Their Childless Void 0
- Culture
- August 10, 2018
Millennials take a lot of heat for things. They’re rude, we’re told. They’re over-sensitive. They’re irresponsible. They can’t adult. Or so everyone says. But it’s time to take heart because they are excelling in something. According to The Economist, that something is the care of… houseplants: “Interest in houseplants as measured by internet search data
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Should Parents Have the Right to Choose a Safe School?0
- Culture
- August 10, 2018
As back-to-school time approaches, parents are bracing for school-related trauma. The threat of bullying, violence, school shootings, and mental health maladies looms large as a new school year emerges. A 2018 PDK poll found that one-third of parents are concerned about their child’s safety at school, a sharp jump in recent years. And it’s not just peer
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Does the Arc of History Bend Towards Justice … or Madness?0
- Culture
- August 10, 2018
The arc of history is long, and it sometimes bends towards insanity. A society can go backwards as well as forwards. Russia and Germany were worse places in the 1930s and 1940s than they were in 1910, as illustrated by the Holocaust and the Holodomor. The Holodomor was Russian Communist dictator Joseph Stalin’s genocide: A
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Doctors Who Decline to Perform Abortions Violate Medical Ethics, International Panel Says 0
- Culture
- August 10, 2018
An “expert group” of abortion activists has launched a strong attack on the concept and practice of conscientious objection (CO) in healthcare. “The practice of refusing to provide legal and essential health care due to a doctor’s personal or religious beliefs is a violation of medical ethics and of patients’ right to health care,” says the International
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5 Reasons to Avoid Ad Hominem Arguments 1
- Culture
- August 10, 2018
At Intellectual Takeout we write a great deal on logical fallacies, of which there are many. Of all fallacies, the ad hominem is king (and probably always will be). From the Latin “to the man” or “to the person,” it is a (fallacious) argumentative device that involves attacking one’s opponent instead of rebutting their argument.
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The Good Intentions Fallacy Is Driving Us Toward the Destructive Outcomes of Socialism 0
- Economics
- August 9, 2018
While Venezuela continues to collapse into a living hell for all but Nicolás Maduro and ruling elites, support in America for democratic socialism continues to rise. Graphic reports such as the recent New York Times photo essay about starvation in Venezuela abound: Kenyerber Aquino Merchán was 17 months old when he starved to death. His father left before dawn
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How the Term ‘Social Justice Warrior’ Became an Insult 1
- Culture
- August 9, 2018
Virtually everyone has heard of the term social justice warrior by now. The term has become quite popular the past few years—so big in fact, that the Oxford Dictionary added it to their dictionary in 2015. Most people by now know that when someone is accused of being a social justice warrior, it is probably
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How the Summer Gave Me Hope for the Future 0
- Culture
- August 9, 2018
Several months ago, I pulled back the curtain and let my readers know what life as the only female employee at Intellectual Takeout is really like. It was revealing – and even startling to some individuals. But I’ve had a unique experience this summer. No longer am I the only female staff member of this
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A Doctor Explains His Prescription for Happiness 0