Culture

The Lasting Appeal of Batman 0
- Culture
- May 2, 2019
I read somewhere that May 1st is unofficially Batman Day, because that was the cover date on the issue of the comic he first appeared in. But I’ve since seen March 30 and Sept 15 thrown around, so I have no idea. International days are like a secular version of the feast days held in
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Leaders and Followers: The Forgotten Part of the Equation 0
- Culture
- May 2, 2019
Punch in “leadership books” on Amazon, and dozens of volumes pop up. Punch in “follower books,” and you get titles about social media and Christian discipleship. This same disparity holds true for my public library. Here patrons can find dozens of books on leadership concepts and systems — servant leadership, leadership by example,
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Why McDonald’s Gave Up the Minimum Wage Fight 0
- Culture
- May 1, 2019
McDonald’s recently announced it will no longer participate in lobbying designed to thwart minimum wage hikes at the local, state, or federal level. Unions naturally cheered the move. SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said in a written statement, By sticking together and taking action on the job, courageous workers in the Fight for $15 and
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Doctors of Transgender Kids Aren’t Ignoring the Evidence 0
- Culture
- May 1, 2019
Interest in transgender medicine is growing rapidly – “at an incredible rate,” according to Karen Parker, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office. Gender clinics are springing up in many countries to offer counselling and therapy for transgender youth as well as adults. Numbers are hard to come by
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Why It’s Important to Have Heroes 0
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- May 1, 2019
Heroes. Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines a hero as “a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities.” That “man” doesn’t fit the zeitgeist these days, so I looked up “heroine,” who is “a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities.” Because I prefer the latter definition for my purposes here, I
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An Intellectual Takeout Obituary: Aaron Wolf 0
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- April 26, 2019
From time to time I give readers a peep into office life at Intellectual Takeout, particularly concerning the masculinity and chivalry of my male co-workers. Today I’d like to do the same, but with a bit of a sorrowful twist. We lost a co-worker to a sudden heart attack on Easter Sunday. Due to
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