Intellectual Takeout

What We Do At Intellectual Takeout, our team comes to work each day with a strong desire to help restore and uplift our nation. We connect with millions of Americans weekly by publishing a variety of articles daily, sharing them through extensive social media and email channels. We also host events, provide insights for traditional media programs, and deliver speeches to audiences of all sizes. We’ve noticed a significant demand for our work. As one of our readers, Eleanor, expressed it: “Reading your posts daily is like finding water in a desert.” Our purpose is clear: to create a safe space for individuals seeking truth, to rediscover the wisdom and traditions of the past, to engage in thoughtful discussions, and to apply these insights in their lives and communities. Our Editorial Standards Intellectual Takeout serves as a platform for commentary, featuring both original opinion pieces and republished content from various sources. We often highlight different perspectives, and the opinions we share may not reflect the views of our staff or parent organization. When we cover breaking news, we clearly mark those articles with a tag to differentiate them from our usual opinion pieces. Through our website and social media, we strive to be a “safe haven for rational discussion,” inviting people with differing opinions to seek truth together. We are committed to providing accurate information and encourage our readers to inform our editors if they spot any factual inaccuracies. We will promptly and publicly correct any mistakes we find. We maintain a clear separation between our editorial choices and the influence of our donors and board members. Our editorial team operates independently, and while donors may specify where their funds should be allocated (such as internship programs or public lectures), they do not influence the creation or publication of our content. Our Nonprofit Organization Intellectual Takeout is a program of the Charlemagne Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization focused on laying the intellectual foundation for a cultural revival. To find out more about the Charlemagne Institute, please click here. We rely on the generosity of our donors to support our mission and sustain our programs. Nearly 10,000 individuals across the nation support the Charlemagne Institute and its initiatives, including Intellectual Takeout.

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Why Is Christianity Increasingly Attractive to Men?

1 week ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Annie Holmquist

Holy Week is upon us once again, the week which starts with little children hitting one another with the palm branches they received at church and culminates eight days later as those same angels sit “in their Easter bonnet(s) with all the frills upon it.”For many Americans, Holy Week is no more than these outward trappings of palm branches, new spring dresses, and chocolate eggs and jelly beans.
For Teens, Knowing the Past Helps Them Face the Challenges of the Future

1 week ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

Last week I posted an article about the pressing need to teach American history to our young. A follow-up piece focused on ways and resources for sharing the story of our country with elementary-aged students in the home and classroom. We’ll now conclude with an all-too-quick look at some tools that connect teens with their country’s past. Having a comprehensive history of the United States in the home is essential, serving both as a book of reference and a timeline.
Passing the Torch of American History to Our Children

1 week ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

Having promised in my previous article to provide means and resources for sharing our American past with our elementary school-aged children, let’s jump right into that home-grown classroom. We’ll look at resources first, then ways to bring the people and events of our nation’s past alive for kids. The Best of TimesNever have parents and teachers possessed such a wealth of treasure for teaching history as we do today.
Why Big Families Aren’t the Bane of America’s Existence

2 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Annie Holmquist

A friend of mine recently announced her pregnancy to a gathering of mutual friends. She was grateful, but slightly overwhelmed, especially since this baby will be joining a growing troop of small children. Her announcement is just in time for National Siblings Day on April 10, one of those strange calendar remembrances that actually seems to get noticed judging from the smiling photos of brothers and sisters which pop up all over social media on the day.
Reading Gatekeepers – the Parental Responsibility Experts Want You to Forget - Intellectual Takeout

2 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Annie Holmquist

I came across a twofold piece of good news the other day: 1) There is still something about which Americans are almost in complete agreement; 2) People want their children to become avid readers. This information stems from the chart below, gleaned from a recent NPR article which reported that a whopping 98% of respondents agreed that they want their children “to develop a love of reading.”I’m happy to count myself in the majority on this topic.
Learn the Past or Lose the Future

2 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

With the 250th birthday party of our Declaration of Independence slated for July 4, 2026, federal, state, and local governments, as well as private organizations, are laying plans for the celebration. America 250, for instance, already has the birthday cake in the oven and candles and party hats at the ready, with several activities either underway or on tap, some of them centered on children and teens.
The Women Dancing Alone on the Road to Miserable

2 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

“Why are Liberal Women so Unhappy?” Lucian Conway asks in a recent article. To answer, he begins by reviewing polls revealing the far greater rates of depression and dissatisfaction among liberal women versus their conservative counterparts. Conway also touches on studies demonstrating that young left-wing females also suffer more psychological problems.
The 3 Simple Components to Raising an Intelligent Child

3 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Annie Holmquist

A friend of mine recently told me that his daughter got an F on her college paper. “Please don’t tell me she used AI to write it,” I said in disbelief. “Well, no, she didn’t … but everyone else in the class did,” he replied, going on to say that the instructor accidentally lumped his daughter’s paper in with everyone else’s, but apologized profusely when confronted about the mistake.
April Is National Poetry Month, and We’re All Invited to the Party

3 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

“April is the cruelest month,” begins T. S. Eliot’s poem, “The Waste Land.” Literal-minded folks living in Minnesota in January or Alabama in August might get a few chuckles from that line. Cruelty and chuckles aside, April is also National Poetry Month (NPM).
Boys Will Be Boys ... or Will They?

3 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

In January, my young friend Anna and I inventoried authors by gender on the “New Fiction” shelves of our public library. That count came to 123 novels and short story collections written by women, 64 authored by men. The disparity came as no thunderbolt to me, as I’d noticed for several years the number of titles by female authors outnumbered those by men. I was also aware that this imbalance was a universal condition not confined to my library.