By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout May 6, 2022 Stay-at-home father Jay Deitcher prided himself on “blurring gender lines,” a trait he tried hard to pass along to his own young son. So he hid the kiddie clothing that sported footballs and instead gave his son a baby doll to push in a stroller on their […]
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Winking at Disobedience, Winding Toward Destruction
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout April 28, 2022 A little girl sporting a blue tutu came into view the other day as I walked by a school parking lot. But it wasn’t the tutu that caught my attention—it was her mother’s various commands and entreaties that she was happily ignoring. “It’s time to go, honey!” […]
The Trance of Trans Education
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout April 21, 2022 Recently, my 12-year-old grandson came home from school and asked his mother, “Mom, what’s a trance?” She paused before asking, “Do you mean trance or trans?” “Trance,” he said. “Well, a trance is when you fall under some sort of spell. Like when someone hypnotizes you.” He […]
Behind Every Masculine Man is a Feminine Woman
Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout April 13, 2022 “Where are all the good men?” is a question you’ve probably heard asked a time or two in your life. Perhaps, you’ve even uttered it yourself. Instead of the manly, John Wayne-types running around, we get boys wearing tight, ill-fitting pants and flowered blouses, sweeping their long hair up into a […]
Real Men Wanted
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout March 15, 2022 Another wonder of technology was unveiled recently when marine archaeologists used undersea drones to locate and record the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance. Video footage shows a surprisingly well-preserved ship, its name still intact and clearly visible. Digging up historical artifacts is always fascinating, particularly when those […]
A Change in Sex Ed? Count Me In
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout March 10, 2022 As some readers may know, I’m an old guy, born during the middle of the Korean War. Which makes me a time machine. Listen to me, and I can whisk you back to the late 1960s, when in high school we took […]
Where Have All the Great Men Gone? (Not to Harvard)
Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout March 2, 2022 The other day, Harvard senior Julie Hartman wrote a brief tale in the Wall Street Journal about what has been happening on that revered campus since COVID landed its microscopic self on American shores. She and her classmates have been denied the norms of campus life, treated instead […]
Freedom Will Win the War Against Fascism
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout February 24, 2022 Many of us have followed the news about the crackdowns on Canadian truckers protesting COVID mandates and other attacks on liberty in that country. In addition to arresting many of these freedom fighters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government froze their bank accounts, confiscated their vehicles, […]
Breaking Up Is Easy to Do (If You Shack Up First)
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout February 15, 2022 “Kim Kardashian is here!” my friend said in an excited stage whisper. Pulling my eyes off the major-league baseball game on the field below, I gave her a confused look. It was 2011, and I was still blissfully unaware of the reality TV star and her family. […]
The Feminization of Society Hurts Everyone
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout February 2, 2022 Sean Penn made waves with his comments about masculinity and femininity. The pugnacious actor, who once won an Academy Award for his portrayal of gay rights activist Harvey Milk, and who called for the imprisonment of anyone who called Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez a dictator isn’t exactly known […]