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What the New Pagans and Christians Have in Common 1
- Culture
- September 23, 2016
Today is the Fall Equinox, and it is being welcomed by some throwback pagan celebrations. It has become commonplace among many Christians to quickly denounce these neo-pagan rituals and the people who participate in them. They see the increasing visibility of paganism as a fruit of secularism and a sign that the West is descending
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Is Technology Addiction the New Barbarism?1
- Culture
- September 23, 2016
I have often been called a Luddite. It’s not a very nice word and it’s not a very nice thing to be called. For those who have no idea what the word means, the original Luddites were workers during the early years of the Industrial Revolution who smashed machinery in factories because they believed it
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Did the Ancient Greeks Believe in Freedom?0
- History
- September 23, 2016
The ancient Greeks left a wealth of knowledge through their surviving writings on a wide variety of themes, including science, logic, philosophy, literature, and the arts. In addition, the city-state of Athens is considered the birthplace of intellectual freedom and democracy – lasting legacies that helped to mold the ideas that have influenced the development
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Top 10 High School Books: 1900 vs. 1990 0
- Education
- September 23, 2016
The other day I ran across a fascinating literature list. Reproduced in the chart below, the list hails from the latter part of the 19th century and details the top 10 titles used in high schools in the North Central region of the U.S. As can be seen, several titles tied for the fourth and
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Media Bury Police Officer’s Race in Charlotte Shooting 0
- Culture
- September 23, 2016
Violence erupted in the streets of Charlotte Tuesday and Wednesday following the police shooting of Keith L. Scott, a 43-year-old black man. The facts of the shooting remain murky. Police say Scott was shot after he exited his vehicle brandishing a gun. A lawyer for Scott’s family, however, said that the shooting victim “did not
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How Rome Described Their Barbarians 1
- Culture
- September 23, 2016
The term “barbarian” gets thrown around a lot, including by our Intellectual Takeout authors in their blogs. In general, “barbarian” is the generic term used by Westerners for someone who do not conform to the dominant culture’s standards of civilization and, in some cases, seeks to actively undermine them. Many scholars have argued that we
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