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"The First Thanksgiving, 1621" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. Public Domain image at Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_First_Thanksgiving_cph.3g04961FXD.jpg
Scott S. Powell
November 26, 2025
Economics
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Thanksgiving: Why It Is America’s Foundational Holiday

Scott S. Powell
November 26, 2025
Economics
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The Thanksgiving holiday, which commemorates one part of the Pilgrim story, remains the favorite holiday for many Americans. And for good reasons, beyond enjoying a feast. With our country passing through troubled times, it is worth revisiting the Pilgrims' five significant achievements, which created the seminal story of America, and reveals remarkable insights into who we are and the qualities of character we need to overcome our present challenges. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
November 25, 2025
Education
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Trump Admin Delivers on Promise to Dismantle U.S. Department of Education

Keri D. Ingraham
November 25, 2025
Education
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced six interagency agreements (IAAs) with four federal agencies to take another major step forward toward fulfilling the promise of dismantling the 45-year failure of the astronomically expensive and ineffective department. Read More ›
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mind, body, spirit, soul and you
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Caitlin Cory
November 24, 2025
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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Are Human Beings Machines? Surgeon and Historian Go Head-to-Head

Caitlin Cory
November 24, 2025
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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During the Wednesday, November 19, plated dinner at COSM 2025, Dr. Michael Egnor and historian of science Michael Shermer participated in a panel moderated by Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jay W. Richards. Egnor and Shermer take opposite views on whether an immortal soul exists and whether human beings are machines. Read More ›
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American Center for Transforming Education
November 20, 2025
Education
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Keri D. Ingraham Speaks at COSM with Governor Doug Ducey & Jenny Clark

American Center for Transforming Education
November 20, 2025
Education
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In Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 18, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Keri D. Ingraham addressed the audience in a packed ballroom at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort during day one of Discovery Institute’s COSM Technology Summit, spanning three days. Read More ›
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Homeless person sleeping on a mattress
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Center on Wealth & Poverty
November 17, 2025
Homelessness
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New Federal Direction Frees Cities to Ditch Housing First, Pursue Real Solutions

Center on Wealth & Poverty
November 17, 2025
Homelessness
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SEATTLE, WA — “Federal reforms have finally created space for local leaders to put treatment and recovery back at the center of homelessness policy,” says Discovery Institute President Steve Buri. “Real compassion means helping people reclaim stability and dignity, not leaving them trapped in addiction and illness without a path to restoration.” Read More ›
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The child holds in his hands a small flag of Ukraine in the hope of peace. Save Ukraine
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Paul Teller and Steven Moore
November 12, 2025
Foreign Policy
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Ukraine’s Kidnapped Youth

Paul Teller and Steven Moore
November 12, 2025
Foreign Policy
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Last month, eight kidnapped Ukrainian children were finally returned home from Russia, rescued from a nightmare that no child on Earth should endure. Their homecoming didn't happen by chance. It followed months of quiet, courageous diplomacy by First Lady Melania Trump, who stepped into a void of international indifference and refused to give up until families were reunited. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
November 8, 2025
Discovery Institute
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Olasky Books: Material and spiritual homelessness

Marvin Olasky
November 8, 2025
Discovery Institute
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Thanksgiving week is the best time of year for homeless persons looking for food handouts—but why are they homeless? Addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness are leading causes, but Michael Ullman’s Household Deformation: The Rise and Permanence of Modern Homelessness (National Homeless Information Project, 2025) also shows the impact of family non-formation and deformation. Divorce and loneliness contribute to an increase in Read More ›

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Urban Homelessness in Los Angeles
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Scott Walter and Bruce Chapman
November 4, 2025
Homelessness
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Left-Wing Activists Have Made Homelessness a Political Business

Scott Walter and Bruce Chapman
November 4, 2025
Homelessness
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Moves by President Trump to crack down on cities drowning in crime and public disorder are long overdue. For years, liberal jurisdictions have let chaos run wild, with banners calling for defunding the police waving high, antisemitism parading through public parks and drug use running rampant. Read More ›