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  • Pew: 1 in 4 Americans Didn’t Read a Book Last Year

    Pew: 1 in 4 Americans Didn’t Read a Book Last Year0

    While on vacation this summer, I had the pleasure of visiting Biltmore Estate, the largest home in America. After the tour, my companions and I took a poll on the favorite room and found that the library was the winner. And with more than 20,000 books bound in leather and gold, it’s not surprising that

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  • Must a Liberal Baker Make a ‘Trump 2016’ Cake?

    Must a Liberal Baker Make a ‘Trump 2016’ Cake?0

    The headline is reminiscent of a hypothetical question that drew attention at the Libertarian Party’s presidential debate earlier this year: Must a Jewish baker make a Nazi cake? In this case, however, the question is not hypothetical. Via KSLA News out of Louisiana: A Facebook post shared by a Bossier Parish teen is getting a

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  • Intellectual Takeout Quiz: Are You Religiously Literate?

    Intellectual Takeout Quiz: Are You Religiously Literate?0

    As the Western world becomes more secular, religious knowledge is on the decline.  At Intellectual Takeout, however, we feel that educated people should possess some basic knowledge of each of the world’s religions–even if they aren’t practicing members of any particular faith.  To get an idea of how up-to-speed you are on the topic of

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  • Doctor: Are We Over-Vaccinating Small Children?

    Doctor: Are We Over-Vaccinating Small Children?0

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  • Are Video Games Killing Work for Young Men?

    Are Video Games Killing Work for Young Men?0

    One of the great concerns in advanced economies is unemployment among men, and especially young men. In the United States, millions of manufacturing jobs have disappeared with the advance of technological change, reducing the demand for certain types of labour. Graduates are faring better, and women seem more ready candidates for the service sector jobs

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  • 5 Benefits of Having Sex on a Daily Basis

    5 Benefits of Having Sex on a Daily Basis0

    As if we needed more reasons to have sex, it’s actually quite beneficial for your overall well-being. It’s been seen that engaging in sexual activity on a regular basis boosts mental, emotional, and physical health. Aside from getting your rocks off, here are five great reasons you should be trying to have sex regularly: It

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  • Why Did Duterte Call Obama a ‘Son of a Whore’?

    Why Did Duterte Call Obama a ‘Son of a Whore’?0

    The president of the Philippines, Rodrgio Duterte, is raising the profile of his country in the international news media in a way only he can. In a warning to US President Barack Obama to stay off the subject of extrajudicial killings of drug trafficikers, he apparently called his American counterpart a “son of a whore”.

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  • UK to Construct Wall to Stem Flow of Illegal Immigrants

    UK to Construct Wall to Stem Flow of Illegal Immigrants0

    Walls, it seems, are back in style.  At least in Europe. Via the BBC: Dubbed the “Great Wall of Calais” by some media, the 4m (13ft) wall will run for 1km (0.6 miles) along both sides of the main road to Calais port. [United Kingdom] Home Office minister Robert Goodwill said security was being “stepped

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  • Ritalin Doctor Questions Using Drugs to Treat ADHD

    Ritalin Doctor Questions Using Drugs to Treat ADHD1

    Ever had a friend jump from one subject to another and then explain their distraction by joking that they have ADHD? The fact that lots of us have indicates how commonplace the ADHD diagnosis has become. According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 11 percent of children were diagnosed with the condition

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