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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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  • If you want a cultural revolution, here’s what needs to be done.

    If you want a cultural revolution, here’s what needs to be done.0

    Reflecting on the American Revolution in 1818, John Adams wrote, “The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations.” And so it is today. Last week’s tectonic shifts in law and culture were not aberrations; they were the culmination of a revolution

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  • Did Madison Give Us a Logical Solution to Immigration?

    Did Madison Give Us a Logical Solution to Immigration?0

    In the days after Britain’s vote to leave the EU, general consensus seems to pin the exit on the public’s concern over immigration policies. But the British aren’t the only ones concerned about immigration. According to a new survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, immigration is one of the

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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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  • Are Americans Clueless on Why We Celebrate July 4th?

    Are Americans Clueless on Why We Celebrate July 4th?0

    • June 30, 2016

    In the last few years, we’ve seen an extensive push to require high school students to pass a U.S. citizenship test in order to graduate. The most recent data from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) suggests that this might not be such a bad idea. After testing 8th grade students in subjects such

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  • 5 Fascinating Quotes from Cato the Elder

    5 Fascinating Quotes from Cato the Elder0

    Marcus Porcius Cato (234- 149 BC) was a Roman statesman and orator who rose to fame during the Punic Wars. Often referred to as Censorinus (the Censor) or the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson (Cato the Younger), Cato was raised in a landed Plebian family of humble means in central west Italy (the

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