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Whatever Happened to Noblesse Oblige?0
- Culture
- February 25, 2016
In the 1980s I served as the vicar of country parish of Brading on the Isle of Wight in England. One of my predecessors was The Rev’d Christian William Hampton Weekes—known affectionately as Hampy. Born in 1880 and educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was the Vicar of Brading from 1935 to his
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‘Idiocracy’ Writer: The Fictional Movie Has Become a ‘Documentary’0
- Politics
- February 25, 2016
Many times on Intellectual Takeout, we see our readers label our current age an “Idiocracy,” referring to the 2006 dystopian movie in which all future American citizens, including the president, are idiots. Well, it now appears that the co-writer of “Idiocracy” agrees with them. In a now-viral post on Twitter yesterday, Etan Cohen tweeted that
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Is It Okay for Men and Women to Have Different Roles?0
- Family
- February 25, 2016
Around the world women do more unpaid work than men. The Gates Foundation says that needs to change in order to “unlock the potential of women”, according to a recent article for the New York Times. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says that worldwide women spend “an average of 4.5 hours a day
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New Report: Preschool Benefits Not Supported by Evidence 0
- Education
- February 25, 2016
As state legislative sessions kick into high gear for 2016, it’s inevitable that some lawmakers will suggest implementing a universal Pre-K plan. This is because universal pre-K has become the silver bullet with which politicians try to lift the masses out of poverty while simultaneously improving academic performance in the public schools. But before politicians
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Australia Discovers that Its Homeschool Students are Far Above Average 0
- Education
- February 25, 2016
Homeschooling and its high level of success has become a highly-accepted fact in the U.S. in recent years. Other countries, however, are not as familiar with the concept, and thus view the practice with a wary eye. Such has been the case in Australia, particularly in the state of New South Wales (NSW). According to
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Wow… Only 28% of Parents Require Their Children to do Chores 1
- Culture
- February 24, 2016
The other day the Washington Post ran an article entitled “The baffling reason many millennials don’t eat cereal.” Not being a fan of cereal myself, I clicked on it to see if other millennials shared my disinterest in the common breakfast food. Au contraire. Millennials like cereal… it’s just the washing of a bowl and
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