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7 Surprising Quotes from Margaret Sanger 0
- Culture
- January 22, 2016
Today’s society openly advocates respect for those of various races, classes, and physical capabilities. Such was not always the case, however, particularly in the years before World War II when eugenics was popular. One fan of eugenics practices was leading feminist Margaret Sanger. The quotes below provide an interesting window into her views on the
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A 2,500-Year-Old Warning to America 0
- History
- January 22, 2016
Herodotus’ Histories is considered the first work of history produced in the Western world. Written around 450 B.C., it serves as a valuable source of information about the civilizations and cultures of the ancient world, and until recently, has been an important fixture in Western students’ education. The text of the Histories (in English translation)
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Is there a ‘positive right’ to happiness?0
- Culture
- January 21, 2016
An amusing citation from Margaret Thatcher reads: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” The socialists, however, were not the only ones who would run out of other people’s money. Democracies are quite capable of duplicating this feat. The question is this: What entitles us to acquire other
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Is Europe dying?0
- Culture
- January 21, 2016
More people in Europe are dying than are being born, according to a new report in a major demography journal, Population and Development Review. In contrast, births exceed deaths, by significant margins, in the United States, with few exceptions. The researchers find that 17 European nations have more people dying in them than are being
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Chaos in the Public Schools 0
- Culture
- January 21, 2016
The superintendent of St. Paul (MN) Schools is assigning extra staff to local schools in an attempt to curb violent behavior. Most recently, a high school student gave a teacher a traumatic brain injury for interfering in a fight. Unfortunately, the St. Paul Public Schools district isn’t the only education system wrestling with discipline issues.
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Why Religion Should Stop Trying to Be ‘Relevant’0
- January 21, 2016
“Religion is redundant and irrelevant,” declared famed atheist Richard Dawkins in a debate three years ago. Dawkins’ opinion is shared by many others today, some of whom make up Intellectual Takeout’s Facebook audience. 😉 In an effort to combat the spread of this attitude, in addition to increased secularization and an aging membership, America’s Christian
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