728 x 90

Blog 3 Columns

  • Freedom Comes at a Price–And We Don’t Want to Pay It

    Freedom Comes at a Price–And We Don’t Want to Pay It0

    There might be few things on which most people agree but freedom is one of them. Although we might differ over what we understand freedom to be, we all think freedom is a good thing. And yet, truth be told, most of us don’t care as much about it as we say we do or

    READ MORE
  • Did Pediatricians Really Say More Screen Time is Okay?

    Did Pediatricians Really Say More Screen Time is Okay?0

    Judging by today’s headlines, it would appear that the American Academy of Pediatrics has taken the guilt trip off parents everywhere. As The Washington Post eagerly explains: “For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics set a simple and clear ceiling: no more than two hours parked in front of the TV for any child over

    READ MORE
  • Being Moral Means You Can Never Do Enough

    Being Moral Means You Can Never Do Enough0

    ‘I didn’t do enough.’ This is a conclusion we all hope to avoid, especially as our lives close. It is, perhaps, the ultimate regret. In the final scene of the movie Schindler’s List (1993), this regret is Oskar Schindler’s. Looking into the faces of the hundreds of Jews he saved from the Nazi concentration camps,

    READ MORE
  • 5 Relationship Habits Most People Don’t Recognize As Toxic

    5 Relationship Habits Most People Don’t Recognize As Toxic1

    Relationships tend to be highly dialectic and complex. Which leads most people to believe that those outside of the relationship don’t understand what’s going on inside the relationship, even when the relationship is clearly dysfunctional. Unfortunately, when we’re growing up, learning how to be a good partner is not something they teach us in school.

    READ MORE
  • Women Still Need Men

    Women Still Need Men0

    A favorite modern pastime seems to be analyzing the controversial topic of gender relations, past and present. There are editorials aplenty delving into the nature of misogyny, the historical reign of patriarchy, and the rise of female empowerment in the modern age. Hollywood follows this trend, using period pieces in particular to highlight “modern” female

    READ MORE
  • What’s Wrong with Civics Education Today (When It Actually Happens)

    What’s Wrong with Civics Education Today (When It Actually Happens)0

    With Civics 101 unfolding before our eyes with the election, Education Secretary John King hit the campaign trail to advocate for more civics education in schools. His idea is a good one, particularly since only 1 in 4 high school seniors are proficient in that area. But according to King, teachers should do more than

    READ MORE
  • We the People Don’t Need a President’s Plan

    We the People Don’t Need a President’s Plan0

    Hillary Clinton has a “plan.” I live in a “battleground state” so Clinton shared her plan with me in commercials, over and over and over again, through Saturday afternoon college football. Clinton’s plan is to spend more taxpayer money. Her spending initiatives include free college tuition for students in families making under $125,000 a year,

    READ MORE
  • Should Life Be Happy or Meaningful?

    Should Life Be Happy or Meaningful?0

    It’s the never-ending question – even if it is rather a subconscious one. What makes for a good life? We all strive for happiness, but does that do the trick? According to this article from Time, the type of life we are after is one that is meaningful, not happy. Does that indicate that people

    READ MORE
  • Maybe Liberals Are Just Better Utilitarians

    Maybe Liberals Are Just Better Utilitarians0

    We keep hearing that conservatism in America is in crisis, that its messages don’t resonate, that it continues to lose political ground. These woes are typically ascribed the conservative movement’s lack of a dominant narrative. But I actually think conservatism does have a dominant narrative. In fact, it’s the same dominant narrative of liberalism. The

    READ MORE
© Copyright Intellectual Takeout 2024