Blog 3 Columns

‘Race, Class, Gender’—The Left Now Only Has 2 of the 3 0
- Politics
- November 11, 2016
“Race, class, gender.” For more than a generation now, the academic left has relied on these as hermeneutical keys for interpreting just about everything. I recall the great historian of Victorian England Gertrude Himmelfarb, speaking wryly at a 1980’s convention of the American Historical Association: “Professors might as well create a keyboard shortcut for the
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Why Don’t Conservatives Just Take Their Kids Out of Public Schools?1
- Education
- November 10, 2016
Conservatives have many ideological complaints about the current public education system: the way it indoctrinates their children, the way it teaches them history, the way it institutionalizes them. Their most recent issue (which, arguably, many liberal parents have a problem with, too) is over the federal government’s mandate that a transgender boy at a Chicago-area
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The Everyman Election the Pollsters Didn’t See Coming 0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
‘Can you hear me now?’ should be the headline. Establishment, inside, elite politicians and media have heard and are still stunned. They don’t quite know yet what to make of the results of Election 2016 in America because as of the moment this is being written, the results aren’t yet fully in. But from what
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Schools Offer ‘Emotional Support’ to Kids After Election 0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
In many school districts across the country, the day after the election was greeted with tears, shock, and intensified efforts for support and counseling. St. Paul Public Schools, a district in Intellectual Takeout’s backyard, was one of those districts: “Supervisory counselors were slated to check in with school staff to identify any schools that are
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Sacrificing Diversity in the Name of ‘Diversity’0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
Several days ago, Intellectual Takeout highlighted the plight of a college professor who is being persecuted for questioning the validity of the college’s “diversity” program. Students marched on the president’s office demanding that the professor be fired; the president, kowtowing before the student bullies, issued a statement affirming the “diversity” program that the professor had
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President of Ivy League School ‘Concerned’ as Campus Reels Following Trump Win 0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
Columbia University President Lee Bollinger urged the student body and Columbia faculty to return to the school’s “fundamental values” following Donald Trump’s surprising presidential victory Tuesday, which triggered a firestorm on campus. “I am writing because of concerns for our community arising out of yesterday’s national election. Certainly, not in my lifetime has there been
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Is the Price of a Republic Constant Discord?0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
The election is barely over and already one thing seems clear: the peace and quiet we were hoping for do not seem to be on the horizon. Instead we seem to be facing even more discord and strife. While such trends are disconcerting, they shouldn’t be surprising. According to 19th century philosopher William Paley, these
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Fetishizing Victimhood: How Colleges Promote Psychological Frailty 0
- November 10, 2016
Administrators at the University of Florida recently notified students that a 24-hour counseling hotline is available to anyone who feels offended by Halloween costumes. Other colleges, in an attempt to pre-empt the psychological threat of offensive costumes, have created and distributed Halloween costume guidelines to help students make appropriate choices if they decide to dress
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Dear Donald: First, Let’s Make America Good Again 0
- Culture
- November 10, 2016
Donald Trump is our next president. What does this mean for Christian conservatives? On the plus side: * America repudiated the Establishment of both political parties. * America repudiated the Mainstream Media. * America repudiated the Chattering Classes of both parties. Above all, Americans acted like Americans. We refused to let ourselves be manipulated by
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‘Race, Class, Gender’—The Left Now Only Has 2 of the 3 0