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Listen: “Design Errors” in the Human Body?: Evolution News; December 2, 2022

Let’s Help “Professor Dave” Understand the Precambrian: Günter Bechly; December 2, 2022

The Administrative State Can Put a Bug in Your Phone: Debra J. Saunders; November 23, 2022; 3

The United States of Social Anarchy: Wesley J. Smith; November 21, 2022; 5

We Must Build on Educational Freedom Election Wins: Keri D. Ingraham; November 21, 2022; 1

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Xi Jinping’s Abrupt Reversal of Fortune Provides a Wake-Up Call and New Direction for America

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November 29, 2022
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Just a month ago it appeared to many that Communist China was more invincible than ever with Xi Jinping appearing to have tightened his control, securing another extended term at the 20th Party Congress. And while some in the media described his status as “a new Chinese emperor for life” or “Mao Zedong reincarnated,” everything has suddenly changed over the Thanksgiving Read More ›

Video

Wesley J. Smith Breaks Down the Left's Push for "Human Unexceptionalism" With Laura Ingraham

Billions of Ways to Die!: Discovery Institute; November 22, 2022

A Heart for Squatters at the Ship Canal Bridge: Jonathan Choe; November 18, 2022

Answering Questions about Science and Faith: Stephen C. Meyer; November 18, 2022

Everett Mayor Writes Off WSDOT's Letter Denying Claims: Jonathan Choe; November 17, 2022

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Podcast

Dr. Jay Wesley Richards on What Every Parent Should Know About Gender Ideology and Gender-Affirming Care

_{Jay W. Richards
November 28, 2022}

In a previous episode of Humanize, Wesley interviewed Jennifer Lahl, director of The Detransition Diaries, which documents the stories of three young women who received what is called “gender-affirming care”—including a mastectomy in one case—and later realized that they were indeed the female sex they were born. That discussion focused mostly on the radical body-altering interventions that children who question their sex too often receive. In this follow-up interview, we take a broader look at “Gender ideology” generally, and how the West got caught up in a moral panic that has seen an explosion of both adult and child cases of gender dysphoria. The discussion ranges from describing the supposed “Seven Sexes” that gender ideologues argue exist, to the role of social …

Getting Intentional About Your Screens

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 24, 2022}

It’s no secret that we live in an increasingly digital age. Between the ubiquity of smartphones and the advent of virtual reality, it’s easier than ever to be constantly connected to an astonishing degree. How have we reached this point and what are the side effects of these developments, whether intentional or not? Andrew McDiarmid interviews Doug Smith, author of the book Intentional: How Screens Secretly Shape Your Desires and How You Can Break Free. Additional Resources Doug Smith at ThatDougSmith.com Andrew McDiarmid at Discovery.org Buy Doug Smith’s Book: Intentional: How Screens Secretly Shape Your Desires and How You Can Break Free History of the iPhone More about The Truman Show More about Edward Bernays “PayPal Pioneer: The …

Michael Medved Spotlights the New Book, Your Designed Body

_{Steve Laufmann
November 23, 2022}

On today’s ID the Future, radio host Michael Medved spotlights Your Designed Body, the new book from Discovery Institute Press by systems engineer Steve Laufmann and physician Howard Glicksman. Laufmann joins Medved on the show to offer a quick flyover of the book and to explain why he sees the human body as not only designed but designed by a master engineer, light years ahead of our best human engineers. Laufmann says that the human body is an interdependent system of systems that poses grave challenges for the Darwinian mechanism of gradual evolution by natural selection, but more than this, when the human body is studied using well-established engineering principles, we find that it anticipates numerous advanced engineering concepts and techniques. What about aspects of the human …

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ACES Annual Affiliate Meeting

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Energy for Our FutureRoundtable, Keynote, and Happy Hour Reception Cities. Density. Culture. Traffic. Business. Customers. Growth. Congestion. All of these words have taken on new significance in the past three years, particularly in Seattle and Bellevue, where the nature of work and workers has changed forever and the future of vibrant cities lies in the hands of those with a transformative vision. Join us as we welcome City of Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson and visionary developer Michael Christ to our fist in-person Annual Meeting since 2019! This year, we will meet at the vibrant and accessible Southport on Lake Washington. On December 8, don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a fascinating participatory conversation that looks into the challenges faced by …

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The Latest

Listen: “Design Errors” in the Human Body?

Let’s Help “Professor Dave” Understand the Precambrian

The Administrative State Can Put a Bug in Your Phone

The United States of Social Anarchy

We Must Build on Educational Freedom Election Wins

Xi Jinping’s Abrupt Reversal of Fortune Provides a Wake-Up Call and New Direction for America

Video

Billions of Ways to Die!

A Heart for Squatters at the Ship Canal Bridge

Answering Questions about Science and Faith

Everett Mayor Writes Off WSDOT's Letter Denying Claims