No matter how desperately many in our culture seek to deconstruct masculinity and deny this truth, boys want to be—or to grow up to be—heroes. intellectualtakeout.org/2017/08/want-t…

K-12 education has faced unprecedented scrutiny in recent years, and problems that remained dormant for decades suddenly became undeniable. Teacher preparation programs are the root of so many of those problems. intellectualtakeout.org/2024/08/teache…

Cracker Barrel’s dilemma is not its logo, but its soul. If it becomes just another beige stopover between Target and Taco Bell, then the Barrel will have rolled itself straight into irrelevance. Better to embrace its own eccentric, slightly shabby charm. intellectualtakeout.org/2025/08/barrel…

"People will seek power, but they depend on followers. People making meaning in their own lives are immune to that siren’s call." intellectualtakeout.org/2024/08/people…

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How many of C. S. Lewis' recommendations have you read? intellectualtakeout.org/2016/08/a-reco…

Are we trying to consume too much information, like a man drinking more water than his body can handle, until he drowns? intellectualtakeout.org/2024/08/too-mu…

Even in our modern, cynical age, does the princess still long for a good man who adores her, and the knight for a lady worthy of such worship? intellectualtakeout.org/2025/08/rekind…

Is the West’s fertility crisis ultimately an identity crisis? intellectualtakeout.org/2024/08/solve-…

Exposure to dirt and dust is actually good for children? Who knew! intellectualtakeout.org/2024/08/the-fa…

Just as Generation Z is scraping the “millennial grey” paint off the natural wood in their homes, Cracker Barrel gave itself the sad beige makeover nobody asked for. intellectualtakeout.org/2025/08/cracke…

Shouldn’t the vow made most freely also be the vow kept most firmly? intellectualtakeout.org/2018/08/why-ev…

It’s time to start choosing excellence, not equitable mediocrity. intellectualtakeout.org/2023/08/choosi…

Falling out of love does not mean that the thrill of romance will never return. Life has its ups and downs. Those who stick it out through the down times will find new thrills arising in their marriages. intellectualtakeout.org/2019/08/how-to…

The next time someone asks about your politics, you can proudly proclaim, “I am an oikophile!” That ringing declaration will either leave your questioner in a stumped silence or give you a great opening to explain. intellectualtakeout.org/2025/08/oikoph…

Are today’s schools, as organized, set up to exclude parents and teach dogmatic principles rather than the 3 Rs? intellectualtakeout.org/2017/08/3-back…

If we desire for our children to be prepared to go into the world as thinking adults, able to dissect the rhetoric of politicians, write great literature and poetry, we must return to the basics of a great education. intellectualtakeout.org/2023/08/triviu…

Has our culture – have we – forgotten the virtue of self-control? intellectualtakeout.org/2017/08/the-ba…

The average man doing average things, thinking great thoughts, and doing it all with an attitude of humility will have a far greater impact on this world for good than any arrogant politician, academic, or journalist can ever hope to have. intellectualtakeout.org/2022/08/want-t…

Comedy brings levity to otherwise bleak situations. But maybe some things shouldn’t be played for laughs. Maybe, instead of making light of broken marriages, we should mourn them. intellectualtakeout.org/2025/08/we-sho…