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Clock on rear entrance of French National Assembly, aka Palais Bourbon, with Law statue in foreground.
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Wesley J. Smith
July 16, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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France Legalizes Euthanasia

Wesley J. Smith
July 16, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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The West continues its love affair with the culture of death as the French National Assembly just voted to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, overriding the Senate's rejection. I haven't read the bill, but here are a few notes I discerned from various media reports: Read More ›
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A large battery energy storage system with a setting sun behind it.
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Jonathan Lesser
July 16, 2026
Energy
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Batteries and the Grid: Hype, Hope, and Economic Reality

Jonathan Lesser
July 16, 2026
Energy
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Can electric grids that are powered primarily by wind and solar power provide reliable and affordable electricity when coupled with battery storage? Although advocates insist that it is feasible, this study demonstrates that a wind-solar-battery policy to meet electricity demand is physically implausible, cost-prohibitive, and unjustifiable on the basis of goals to reduce CO2 emissions. Read More ›
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Nathan Lewis
July 15, 2026
Economics
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What Replaces Social Security?

Nathan Lewis
July 15, 2026
Economics
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Young students learning about nature, forest ecosystem during biology field teaching class, observing wild plants with magnifying glass. Female teacher during outdoor active education.
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Keri D. Ingraham
July 15, 2026
Education
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America Needs More Models Like the Outdoor Discovery Center Network

Keri D. Ingraham
July 15, 2026
Education
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In Holland, Michigan, the Outdoor Discovery Center (ODC) Network is offering a way forward. It demonstrates what becomes possible when education is reimagined in what is taught, and also where and how learning happens. Rather than treating nature as an occasional field trip, ODC has integrated the outdoors into education — from early childhood through K-12 partnerships — creating an immersive model that deserves national attention. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
July 11, 2026
Discovery Institute
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Olasky Books: George Washington was greater than Frederick the Great

Marvin Olasky
July 11, 2026
Discovery Institute
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Jurgen Overhoff’s George Washington and Frederick the Great: Parallel Lives (Princeton, 2026) shows how two great leaders had different ethics of leadership that helped to create two different political cultures. Washington held himself accountable to Congress and saw the value of checks and balances: The US became a democratic republic. Frederick was an autocrat, and Prussia (which became the cornerstone Read More ›

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Caitlin Cory
July 10, 2026
Homelessness
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The Cities Hiding Homelessness for the World Cup

Caitlin Cory
July 10, 2026
Homelessness
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Mayor Katie Wilson and her team did not clean up the city. They simply moved the problem elsewhere, like a child shoving his toys under the bed when told to clean his room. Under Wilson’s direction, the homeless were swept out of downtown and pushed into surrounding neighborhoods and minority communities already struggling with crime and disorder. Read More ›
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High school students, girl and writing on paper for exam assessment, quiz evaluation or learning. Teenager, education and group with aptitude test in classroom for scholarship, essay and development
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Keri D. Ingraham
July 9, 2026
Education
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Move Over, SAT and ACT. There’s a Better Test

Keri D. Ingraham
July 9, 2026
Education
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Founded in 2015, the Classic Learning Test (CLT) includes standards that its competitors abandoned years ago. The test features reading passages from authors who shaped Western thought, including Homer, Galileo Galilei, William Shakespeare, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass and G.K. Chesterton. The accompanying questions require careful analysis rather than superficial pattern recognition, which is a feature of the SAT and ACT. Students are barred from using a calculator for the math section. Read More ›
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Ground air defense system. Military equipment
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Stephen C. Meyer
July 3, 2026
Uncategorized
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Next Gen Missile Defense Can Enforce Trump’s Iran Redlines

Stephen C. Meyer
July 3, 2026
Uncategorized
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Critics of President Donald Trump’s recently signed memorandum with Iran worry about future Iranian cheating, particularly after Trump leaves office. As a hedge against cheating, the president has kept a formidable array of naval and air power nearby — a force clearly capable of retaliating against Iranian missile launches or other violations of current or future agreements. But there’s another, more preventative enforcement mechanism he might consider.  Read More ›