By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout April 6, 2021 “Our children need to learn more history and civics!” is a regular rallying cry for those who want to see America returned to its moral and common sense roots. That a greater emphasis on history and civics is needed is evident from The Nation’s Report Card, which finds […]
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Ending Critical Race Theory for the Children’s Sake
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout March 24, 2021 A video of a white teacher from Loudon County, Virginia protesting the required Critical Race Theory (CRT) training for teachers is a highlight of Andrea Widburg’s article, “Maybe the pendulum is starting to swing on cancel culture.” Take one minute to watch this female fireball, and you’ll […]
When Censorship is the Game, Despotism is the Goal
By Amy HolmquistIntellectual TakeoutMarch 16, 2021 We’re only a few months beyond the turn of the calendar and already I have a candidate for the word of the year: Censorship. Examples are proliferating at such a fast rate that it seems like a game of whac-a-mole just to keep up with all of them. A […]
The Brave New World of Children’s Propaganda
By Amy Holmquist Intellectual Takeout March 3, 2021 Editor’s Note: The following article by Amy Holmquist is a must read for parents, especially Christian parents. Today’s children are inundated in the public schools with leftist indoctrination, and most parents are completely unaware of it. Holmquist doesn’t just explain the problem but offers parents good advice […]
How a Stint with COVID Changed My Perspective
By Amy Holmquist Charlemagne Institute December 29, 2020 I was stricken with COVID last month. You probably expect me to now explain how awful it was, how I laid around in bed, suffering in agony, and was nearly carted off to the hospital. But that would be a lie. The real story? I had some […]
Copying Rome’s Last Gasps and Searching for a Way Out
By Annie HolmquistIntellectual TakeoutAugust 4, 2020 Editor’s Note: “For decades faithful Christians have been praying for revival throughout our churches and a great spiritual awakening to once again sweep the land. With reports breaking out on the movement of God’s Spirit in places like Seattle, where George Floyd was killed, in Huntington Beach, as well […]
The Systemic Racism Argument Ignores Free Will
By Anders KoskinenIntellectual TakeoutJune 26, 2020 In college I took a course on debating and argument. Well, to say I took the course may be a stretch; I dropped it after a few days after pushing back against the politics of my classmates and receiving this assertion from my instructor in response: “Institutional racism is […]
Fighting for Freedom in a Pandemic
By Jim MinickIntellectual TakeoutMay 15, 2020 “Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” ~H.L. Mencken My friend John and I spend a great deal of time discussing politics, calling each other’s attention to articles we’ve read online, and shaking our heads […]
Boy Brains, Girl Brains. Yes, They’re Really Different.
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout March 11, 2020 A few years ago, my church nursery had an influx of little boys, all born within a few months of each other. Nursery duty in the weeks before that cadre outgrew it was, well… energetic. Everything was visibly quieter when they left. The possibility of some baby […]
Bernie Sanders Has Done it Again
By Annie Holmquist Christian Action League March 6, 2020 In an age when old, rich, white men are heavily maligned by the Left, it’s rather remarkable that Sanders has risen to such prominence in not one, but two presidential contests. Given Joe Biden’s lead in delegates, Sanders may not win the nomination; nevertheless, it’s hard […]