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Every Theory of Life’s Origin that Excludes Design: Brian Miller; September 14, 2026; 5; Origin of Life

Simmons: The Sentence You Never Want to Read: David Klinghoffer; September 14, 2026; 3; Arts

Should Scientists Decide Policies About Wealth Inequality?: Wesley J. Smith; September 13, 2026; 4; Human Exceptionalism

Olasky Books: A Tragedy with Comic Moments, a Comedy with Tragic Moments: Marvin Olasky; September 12, 2026; 5; Discovery Institute

Parents, You Are Your Child’s First and Most Important Educator: Keri D. Ingraham; September 9, 2026; 3; Education

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Discovery Institute Launches New Resource to Help Communities Address Homelessness

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Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness Initiative has released a new resource to help communities address homelessness. The 12-page Community Primer informs and equips readers to address homelessness within their own localities.

Video

Keri D. Ingraham Encourages Parents in New School Year on Tiffany Meier Tonight

Wesley J. Smith Defends Medical Conscience on Family First New Zealand: Center on Human Exceptionalism; September 1, 2026; Human Exceptionalism

Keri D. Ingraham Talks Trump Administration’s Push for School Choice on Newsmax: American Center for Transforming Education; August 27, 2026; Education

Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Participating in White House Back-to-School Event on One America News: American Center for Transforming Education; August 26, 2026; Education

Michele Steeb Talks HUD’s Treatment First Toolkit on NTD Newsroom: Center on Wealth & Poverty; August 19, 2026; Homelessness

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Podcast

Fact-Checking Designer Science: Casey Luskin on ID History Errors

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September 14, 2026}

Is intelligent design dying out or just warming up? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Casey Luskin to a new and improved podcast studio for a sit-down, in-person conversation! Today, Dr. Luskin discusses a recent book called Designer Science that portrays the ID movement as a short-lived political, cultural, and religious phenomenon. Luskin reveals some egregious errors in this purported comprehensive history of ID. First, a made-up quote from Michael Behe used to support one of the book’s major premises. Second, some glaring omissions, including a number of scientific breakthroughs and developments from ID scientists in the last two decades. In Part 1, Luskin starts with a brief flyover of the key mistakes and omissions in Designer Science. Then, he …

Stephen Meyer & Ben Shapiro Discuss the Origin of Information

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September 11, 2026}

On this episode of ID The Future from our archive, we’re bringing you the concluding half of a 2019 interview between Daily Wire host Ben Shapiro and philosopher of science Dr. Stephen C. Meyer. The conversation is now seven years old, so it’s a good time to dust it off and share it with those who may have missed it or forgotten about it. Dr. Meyer considers this one of the best interviews he’s done on the subject of his second solo book Darwin’s Doubt. Shapiro was extremely well-prepared and asked great questions, resulting in a thought-provoking and thoroughly engaging hour-long conversation. In the second half, Dr. Meyer and Shapiro discuss the origin of life. Dr. Meyer explains how the field reached an impasse by the 1980s as chemists learned just how thorny the origin …

Priors & Proof: Brian Miller Unpacks the Meyer/Halper Debate

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September 9, 2026}

Are the Big Bang and the evidence for the fine-tuning of the universe evidence that supports theistic belief or undermines it? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Brian Miller to give us a breakdown of a recent debate between philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer and science communicator Phil Halper about the Big Bang, the arguments for fine-tuning, and the compatibility of science and faith in general. Meyer and Halper recently sat down for a lively three-hour conversation moderated by host Justin Brierley for his series Uncommon Ground. The two thinkers took turns communicating their positions on which of the many cosmology models on offer these days best explains the origin of the universe. They were also given opportunities to summarize their opponents’ …

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U.S./Israel v. Iran and Iraq: Strategic Outlook featuring John Wohlstetter

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Discovery Institute is hosting lunch at the Seattle office with Senior Fellow, John Wohlstetter, examining the evolving dynamics of the 2025 and 2026 U.S./Israel conflicts with Iran and Iraq. Drawing on deep expertise in national security and defense strategy, Wohlstetter will offer insight into the geopolitical stakes, potential outcomes, and implications for American policy and global stability.

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Every Theory of Life’s Origin that Excludes Design

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Parents, You Are Your Child’s First and Most Important Educator

Discovery Institute Launches New Resource to Help Communities Address Homelessness

Video

Wesley J. Smith Defends Medical Conscience on Family First New Zealand

Keri D. Ingraham Talks Trump Administration’s Push for School Choice on Newsmax

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Michele Steeb Talks HUD’s Treatment First Toolkit on NTD Newsroom