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wheat farm hill with wind mill
Jonathan Lesser
August 12, 2023
Economics

State’s Climate Act Isn’t Worth Price We’re Paying

Jonathan Lesser
August 12, 2023
Economics
Washington state’s 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), although high-minded in spirit, will do nothing to protect the state’s economy and environment from the effects of climate change. But what the CCA is already doing is burdening state residents and businesses with higher energy costs. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
August 12, 2023
Discovery Institute

August Reading Suggestions

Marvin Olasky
August 12, 2023
Discovery Institute

Recommendation of the month: If you want to learn about both black history and current opportunities for progress, read Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America (Emancipation Books, 2022). Authors Rachel Ferguson and Marcus Witcher cover the free market tradition in Black America and the racist tradition that Jim Crow laws encapsulated. There’s no need Read More ›

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Keri D. Ingraham
August 9, 2023
Economics

‘Public’ Schools That Aren’t Public

Keri D. Ingraham
August 9, 2023
Economics
Teachers unions and education bureaucrats hail public schools for being open to all children while condemning private schools for limiting access. But most “public” schools aren’t public at all. Read More ›
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Definition of word euthanasia in dictionary
Wesley J. Smith
August 8, 2023
Human Exceptionalism

The Whispers of Strangers

Wesley J. Smith
August 8, 2023
Human Exceptionalism
Today is my 76th birthday," the letter began. "Unassisted and by my own free will, I have chosen to take my final passage." Suicide. My friend Frances died in a cold, impersonal hotel room after taking an overdose of sleeping pills, with a plastic bag tied over her head suffocating the life out of her body. Read More ›
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Young parents with their daughter holding American flag in countryside at sunset. Independence Day celebration
Young parents with their daughter holding American flag in countryside at sunset. Independence Day celebration
Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education

Families Want Educational Freedom

Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education
Families with children in public schools are restricted to a specifically assigned school based on home address — even if another public school is a better fit. Removing that artificial barrier in order that there are “no more lines” in public education should be a priority. Read More ›
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Crowd of people at a protest rally in America against the current government with their hands in the air, view from the back, peaceful march of the country's for freedom and democracy. Generative AI
Crowd of people at a protest rally in America against the current government with their hands in the air, view from the back, peaceful march of the country's for freedom and democracy. Generative AI
Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Education

Teachers Unions Pretend to Promote Freedom

Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Education
With the hashtag “#TeachTruth,” the National Education Association demanded the “freedom to teach” and the “freedom to learn” at their annual Representative Assembly earlier this month. It is laughable that the representatives and leaders of the world’s largest teachers union are masquerading as champions of freedom. Read More ›