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  • The Amazing Maturity of the Young Declaration Signers

    The Amazing Maturity of the Young Declaration Signers1

    When we think of Independence Day and the men who affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence, it’s easy to lump them all together as wizened old men. But while some – such as 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin – were certainly getting up in age, many others were remarkably young. Consider the following list of

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  • Roseanne: ‘Hillary Owns the Press’

    Roseanne: ‘Hillary Owns the Press’0

    It is a wise general rule to pay little or no attention to anything celebrities say. I am usually a firm subscriber to this rule, but I’m going to break it here. Roseanne Barr actually said something in an interview yesterday that piqued my interest. Barr, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2012, was quoted

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  • July 4th Trivia: Who Said It?

    July 4th Trivia: Who Said It?0

    As Intellectual Takeout noted yesterday, American students are sadly failing in the areas of civics and history. According to the 2014 Nation’s Report Card, only 23 percent of students achieve proficiency in civics and only 18 percent met U.S. history proficiency standards. Unfortunately, such limited knowledge can often lead to some embarrassing moments. Check out

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  • Remember To Enjoy the Freedom you Defend

    Remember To Enjoy the Freedom you Defend0

    “X is great and all, but it’s pretty hard to enjoy X when the government has its hands in your pocket.” “Sure, Y is fun, but it’s pretty hard to be happy about things like Y when Hillary is getting ready to take away our guns.” “I’m a big fan of Z too…and believe me,

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  • Quid est Veritas (‘What is Truth’) and Can we Know it?

    Quid est Veritas (‘What is Truth’) and Can we Know it?0

    Quid est veritas? What is truth? Pontius Pilate’s question is one of the most famous ever asked. It is also one that has proved difficult to answer. It has baffled and confused some of the world’s most celebrated philosophers. It remains the most important of all questions, the one we must ask in order to

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  • Are Schools Making Us ‘Intellectually Dependent’?

    Are Schools Making Us ‘Intellectually Dependent’?1

    Not long ago, I wrote about a brief essay called A Message to Garcia. The essay, written in 1899 by Elbert Hubbard, explained how President McKinley instructed a gentleman named Rowan to deliver a letter to General Garcia in Cuba during the Spanish American War. As Hubbard explains, the unique thing about this incident was

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