Culture

A Transit of Common Sense 0
- Culture
- November 27, 2018
Against the noonday sun of transgender affirmation in Britain a dark object was seen to pass this week. It was a question mark, or rather, several marks in close succession. Two psychotherapists, a re-transitioned woman and a member of parliament cast doubt on what, in a few short years, has become standard practice among health
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Actress Mourns the Death of Compliments at Work 0
- Culture
- November 27, 2018
I always find it fascinating when a public figure makes a candid remark about the negative effects of politically correct culture. Such remarks often contain a hint of apology, as if the speaker knows that such a statement is decidedly unpopular and could get them in serious trouble. But there’s also a sense of courageous
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Three Things a Woman Should Never Do on a First Date 0
- Culture
- November 27, 2018
A while back, Intellectual Takeout published an article titled Three Things a Man Should Never Do on a First Date. The article drew a heated response, with readers expressing very different views. But one thing was clear: they wanted a version of the article aimed at women. To fulfill this request, I interviewed as many
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Five Modern Wise Men Everyone Should Know 0
- Culture
- November 26, 2018
Sometimes we are tempted to think that wisdom is dead and, admittedly, it sometimes seems as if that is true. And yet, there are still many modern thinkers, some of them still alive, who are able, in the words of one philosopher, to “see things and to see them whole.” And many of them are
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Why ‘Check Your Privilege’ is Squelching Discourse 1
- Culture
- November 26, 2018
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High School Boys Pose with Nazi Salute… but the Problem is Not Racism 0
- Culture
- November 21, 2018
A controversy erupted in Wisconsin last week when a photo of a group of boys was posted on Twitter. Not only were almost all of the boys white (a fact alarming in itself to some people), but in what looked to be a high school prom photo, they were giving what appeared to be the
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