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Why do so many young people lack basic media literacy? intellectualtakeout.org/2025…
Gen Z’s Media Literacy Is Dying. It’s Instagram’s Fault. - Intellectual Takeout

Gen Z’s Media Literacy Is Dying. It’s Instagram’s Fault. - Intellectual Takeout

Media literacy is the practice of fact-checking and analyzing sources in the media while remaining aware of the creator’s – and your own – bias.

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Are you a truth seeker or a dopamine seeker? intellectualtakeout.org/2026…
Are You a Truth Seeker or a Dopamine Seeker in Your Online Browsing? - Intellectual Takeout

Are You a Truth Seeker or a Dopamine Seeker in Your Online Browsing? - Intellectual Takeout

Wisdom doesn’t come in sound bites. Truth isn’t available with same-day shipping. Wisdom and truth result from the gradual process of contemplatively...

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In your opinion, is is truly possible to be unaffected by harmful or dangerous themes in our entertainment? intellectualtakeout.org/2025…
Why We Need to Recognize Entertainment's Hidden Messages - Intellectual Takeout

Why We Need to Recognize Entertainment's Hidden Messages - Intellectual Takeout

This statement captures the common attitude toward entertainment today. More often than not, we think that what we consume on our screens is harmless and

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How can we protect our children from tech-driven mental health struggles? intellectualtakeout.org/2025…
The Tech Revolution Leaves Families Behind - Intellectual Takeout

The Tech Revolution Leaves Families Behind - Intellectual Takeout

The tech revolution driven by AI should terrify us all, regardless of our status or situation.

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Is it time we recognized that children would likely be happier, more physically fit, and ready to grow into responsible adults if parents simply backed off? intellectualtakeout.org/2016…
Children Are Actually Getting Fatter on Summer Break - Intellectual Takeout

Children Are Actually Getting Fatter on Summer Break - Intellectual Takeout

As a child, some of my favorite books were the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. Although fiction, the stories were largely taken from real life

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It’s time for conservatives to stop promoting the language and worldview of people who hate them. Here are some examples: intellectualtakeout.org/2022…
Breaking Free From the Language of Our Opponents - Intellectual Takeout

Breaking Free From the Language of Our Opponents - Intellectual Takeout

Conservatives need to get comfortable with the true principles of the right and stop promoting the worldview of people who hate them.

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How can we make education about more than just regurgitation? intellectualtakeout.org/2023…
Educating the Whole Child - Intellectual Takeout

Educating the Whole Child - Intellectual Takeout

When I was little, I used to play teacher with my sister. I would write letters on a little chalkboard and sound them out for her in an effort to teach her to

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Is it even possible to avoid AI-generated content anymore? intellectualtakeout.org/2025…
Certified AI-Free - Intellectual Takeout

Certified AI-Free - Intellectual Takeout

I wonder if we’ll see a future where some sort of “Certified AI-Free” badge will be created, not unlike the “non-GMO” or “organic” labels that are now so common.

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Should solidarity be the guiding principle for Christian voters? Or something else entirely? intellectualtakeout.org/2026…
Voting With Christian Solidarity This Election Season - Intellectual Takeout

Voting With Christian Solidarity This Election Season - Intellectual Takeout

With Election Day approaching, it is worth exploring essential principles that everyone must consider when casting their vote. Solidarity is one such principle.

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Is the 19th Amendment to blame for women voting blue? intellectualtakeout.org/2026…
‘Canceling Out Your Husband’s Vote’ Is Trending Again Ahead of the Midterms - Intellectual Takeout

‘Canceling Out Your Husband’s Vote’ Is Trending Again Ahead of the Midterms - Intellectual Takeout

In the weeks leading up to a major U.S. election, many feminist wives take to social media to encourage, or brag about, “canceling out” their husband’s vote.

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How helpful are our grievances? We may get the satisfaction of blaming someone else for how we feel, but is that not the booby prize? intellectualtakeout.org/2016…
What if Your Grievances Are a Fantasy? - Intellectual Takeout

What if Your Grievances Are a Fantasy? - Intellectual Takeout

Consider this. You wake from a restless night’s sleep. You find yourself thinking about your 2:00 p.m. meeting. A colleague with whom past interactions have

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Shouldn't we pursue policies that allow members of these classes to rise and prosper broadly, instead of patronizing them with our “generosity”? intellectualtakeout.org/2016…
Is Diversity the New Noblesse Oblige? - Intellectual Takeout

Is Diversity the New Noblesse Oblige? - Intellectual Takeout

Noblesse Oblige : the inferred responsibility of privileged people to act with generosity and nobility toward those less privileged.

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How can young people learn civil debate? intellectualtakeout.org/2018…
7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students - Intellectual Takeout

7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students - Intellectual Takeout

If young people are to engage in democracy and society, young people need to learn how to respectfully disagree. Yet, educators often find it challenging to

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In your opinion, what does it mean to be human? intellectualtakeout.org/2016…
What Are We? Answering the Riddle of Mankind - Intellectual Takeout

What Are We? Answering the Riddle of Mankind - Intellectual Takeout

In recent days I’ve been involved in a conversation about which aspects of modern life have the most impact on shaping the culture in which we live. Is it

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Do we receive far too many notifications and alerts on a daily basis? intellectualtakeout.org/2023…
Alerting Ourselves To Death - Intellectual Takeout

Alerting Ourselves To Death - Intellectual Takeout

If we use our ability to measure without any additional context, we can continue to add alerts until normal life is impossible.

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Why do liberals and conservatives both lack so much compassion toward each other? intellectualtakeout.org/2023…
Politics and Compassion: Finding Common Ground Through Empathy - Intellectual Takeout

Politics and Compassion: Finding Common Ground Through Empathy - Intellectual Takeout

While liberals tend to view conservatives as cold-hearted, rule-bound, and self-interested, right-wingers often consider left-wingers irrational, sensitive,

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Concerned parents want to play matchmaker, acquainting Sally and Jim with good books, stories that will make the kids lifelong literature lovers. But where and how do they begin? intellectualtakeout.org/2022…
How to Connect Teens With Good Books - Intellectual Takeout

How to Connect Teens With Good Books - Intellectual Takeout

Many parents these days are leery about turning their teens loose in a public library. So, what are concerned parents and grandparents to do?

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If our great-great grandparents immersed themselves in today’s culture and news for a bit, would they even want to swap their era with ours? intellectualtakeout.org/2019…
Why 1920s Americans Probably Wouldn’t Trade Places With Us - Intellectual Takeout

Why 1920s Americans Probably Wouldn’t Trade Places With Us - Intellectual Takeout

The news smacks us upside the head day after day, and sometimes the barrage of headlines can overwhelm us. We ignore them at the peril of our republic, but

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Hawking says “It matters that you don’t give up.” But what else can you do with no God, no morality, dangerous aliens, hostile AI and no inherent point to anything? intellectualtakeout.org/2018…
The Despair of Stephen Hawking's Inconsistencies - Intellectual Takeout

The Despair of Stephen Hawking's Inconsistencies - Intellectual Takeout

Stephen Hawking’s own personal brief history of time is up. But he left as he lived, feisty, modern and… depressing. And without finding the Grand Unified

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What remains certain is this: Frankenstein warns us not just about the dangers of irresponsible scientific experimentation, but also the dangers of irresponsible fatherhood. intellectualtakeout.org/2024…
Frankenstein and Fathers - Intellectual Takeout

Frankenstein and Fathers - Intellectual Takeout

Frankenstein has much to say about scientific experimentation gone rogue, but Frankenstein and fathers is a topic less explored but just as potent.

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