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A closeup of a scientist using AI to simulate climate change effects on a digital globe
A closeup of a scientist using AI to simulate climate change effects on a digital globe, suggesting environmental research, set against a softfocus background of a scientific institution, in clean look colors, enhanced by a sharpened banner
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Wesley J. Smith
August 12, 2024
Human Exceptionalism

Blessed Are the Peacemakers, for They Shall Be Called Bioethicists

Wesley J. Smith
August 12, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
Reinforcing my earlier point, the Hastings Center has now published an utterly naive article advocating that war itself be transformed into a bioethics issue. True to form in the field, the authors propose six bioethical "principles" to apply to considering whether potential combatants should resort to war or make "wiser choices." Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
August 10, 2024
Discovery Institute

Barbarous obliteration and invisible immortality

Marvin Olasky
August 10, 2024
Discovery Institute

Victor David Hanson’s The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation (Basic, 2024) has chapters on the destruction of Thebes, Carthage, Constantinople, and Tenochtitlan that the author, or a good editor, should have abridged. Maybe the repetition, though, can drum into our heads a lesson we try to keep out: “Modern societies are not immune to the horror of Read More ›

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little girl with paper family in hands. concept of divorce, custody and child abuse
Marvin Olasky
August 9, 2024
Homelessness

How Adverse Childhood Experiences Turn into Homelessness

Marvin Olasky
August 9, 2024
Homelessness
Would you rather be rich or loved? Many of us might want to be both, but Rob Henderson, author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class, understands what's most important: "For happiness, it's better to be poor and loved than rich and unloved." Read More ›
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Richard Vigilante and George Gilder
August 7, 2024
Economics

Israel: Leader of the Free World

Richard Vigilante and George Gilder
August 7, 2024
Economics
For eight decades after the end of World War Two, America's proudest title was "Leader of the Free World." Today, that title properly belongs to Israel both on grounds of practical leadership and grasp of what it means to be a free people. Read More ›
Human's hand planting single plant , plant's survival in the drought, Inspiring actions to save the world, eco-friendly concept, life in the arid landscape, hope for a greener future.
Wesley J. Smith
August 7, 2024
Human Exceptionalism

‘Plant Philosophy’ Denigrates Human Uniqueness

Wesley J. Smith
August 7, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
Lately, as scientists unlock the complexity of plant biology, we are witnessing equivalent advocacy with regard to plants. The latest example of such radical anthropomorphizing comes to us in a long article just published in Aeon that discusses "plant philosophy." Read More ›
Weight loss fail concept. Scale and depressed, frustrated and sad woman sitting on floor holding head and arms on knees.
Wesley J. Smith
August 2, 2024
Human Exceptionalism

At Least 60 People With Eating Disorders Euthanized or Assisted in Suicide Since 2012

Wesley J. Smith
August 2, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
A very disturbing — but, alas, unsurprising — report has been published from a review of medical studies that demonstrates that at least 60, but almost surely more, people with eating disorders (EDs) have been euthanized or assisted in suicide between 2012 and 2024. This includes at least three patients from the U.S. Read More ›
young homeless boy crying on the bridge
young homeless boy crying on the bridge, poverty, city, street, negative emotion
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Marvin Olasky
August 2, 2024
Homelessness

Coming Out of Trouble

Marvin Olasky
August 2, 2024
Homelessness
Rob Henderson's Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class (Gallery Books, 2024) is well worth reading. I'll give you two reasons Henderson's life and book are not exceptional, then two reasons why they are. Read More ›
Fallen Square Academic Caps
Fallen Square Academic Caps at Graduation Ceremony
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Keri D. Ingraham
August 2, 2024
Education

How College Wrecked Productivity and How to Fix It

Keri D. Ingraham
August 2, 2024
Education
New survey results reveal that Americans' satisfaction with their customer experiences today has fallen to the lowest level in at least a decade. This decline can be traced to two things: a stagnating level of worker productivity, and an education system failing to impart practical skills to the workforce. Read More ›