The Take (by Jon Miltimore)

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Did Mayor Pete Really Spend $80 Billion on DEI?
Whether the total was $80 billion or just tens of billions, DOT spent massive sums pushing a political agenda while neglecting critical infrastructure…
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Jon Miltimore
The Sopranos, C.S. Lewis, and the Christian Fixation on Sexual Sin
In 'Mere Christianity,' C.S. Lewis explained that 'sins of the spirit' are more destructive than sins of the flesh.
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The NYT Makes the Case for a $0.00 Minimum Wage
“Raising the minimum wage by a substantial amount would price working poor people out of the job market,” the editors explain.
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Javier Milei Has a Housing Lesson for Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani’s face is fresh. His ideas? Not so much—and they have a record of failure.
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I Asked ChatGPT if John Brennan Is a Bad Man. This Is the Answer I Got
Targeted killings without due process. Orwellian data collection. Spying on the legislative branch. This is the legacy of John Brennan—and A.I. knows…
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What Ray Bradbury Knew About Creativity That Universities Don’t
The famous novelist believed universities posed a kind of danger to creators and free-thinking individuals.
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Harvard’s 80-Year Study Offers 3 Secrets to Happiness
Embracing sound values and pursuing truth is a big part of achieving the good life. And yet ...
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The Sunday School Mass Shooting That Didn't Happen in Michigan
A 'good guy with a gun' prevented a massacre at Michigan church.
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June 2025

Why China Is Projected to Have Just 525 Million People by 2100
The only thing consistent in China’s schizophrenic approach to population control over the last century is this: central planners, not individual…
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Supreme Court Strips Environmentalists of Their 'Perfect Tool'
NEPA may indeed have been “the perfect tool” for environmental groups seeking to thwart infrastructure projects they opposed—but after the court’s…
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Jon Miltimore
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How Academia Lost Its Mind
Universities will have no one to blame but themselves if the spigot of tax dollars they receive is finally turned off. Just ask Naomi Epps Best and Alex…
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The Best Nonfiction Novel Ever Written: 'The Executioner’s Song'
'In Cold Blood' is an amazing work, but Norman Mailer's masterpiece edges out Capote's.
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