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Marsha Michaelis
June 25, 2026
Homelessness
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Housing First Failed America’s Homeless

Marsha Michaelis
June 25, 2026
Homelessness
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Housing First has not just failed in its promise to end homelessness; it has also been like gasoline on a fire now raging across America. It is built on the claim that we will end homelessness by putting homeless people — most of them suffering from deeply disruptive and life-destroying mental illness or addiction — inside permanently subsidized housing units as quickly as possible. Read More ›
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green maple tree canopy
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Wesley J. Smith
June 23, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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Canadian Town Grants Rights to Trees

Wesley J. Smith
June 23, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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In Quebec, a small town has granted “rights” to trees. Well, adios to wood for houses and paper then, and kiss your Christmas trees goodbye. Look, I know that this is only a small town. But scores of municipalities throughout the West have signed onto or enacted some form of nature rights. So have several nations. Read More ›
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US Constitution and Declaration of Independence on the American Flag
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John G. West
June 20, 2026
Religion and Civic Life
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The Makings of Americans

John G. West
June 20, 2026
Religion and Civic Life
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As America approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, a debate is growing about what it means to be an American. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch waded into the conversation last month by asserting in an interview that America is “a creedal nation.” According to Gorsuch, “what unites us is not a religion, it’s not a race, it’s a belief” in the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Read More ›
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Side view portrait of father and son sitting together on rocks fishing with rods in calm lake waters with landscape of setting sun, both wearing checkered shirts, shot from behind tree
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Bruce Chapman
June 19, 2026
Citizen Leadership
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Happy Non-Gestating Parents’ Day!

Bruce Chapman
June 19, 2026
Citizen Leadership
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The New York state legislature has passed an amended family law (Senate Bill S9316) that supplants the supposedly discriminatory terms "mother" and "father" with the expressions "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent." So woke wins another battle, although most people would regard the changes as ridiculous. Read More ›
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Mother and Asian special child on wheelchair is smile happily on background in school corridor, Life in the education age of disabled children, Happy disabled kid concept..
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Keri D. Ingraham
June 17, 2026
Education
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The New Department of Education Agreements That Just Gave More Power to the People

Keri D. Ingraham
June 17, 2026
Education
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Today, the Department of Education announced four additional interagency agreements as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to return education to the states. The first agreement establishes a partnership between the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
June 13, 2026
Discovery Institute
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Olasky Books: Flag Day and Pariahs

Marvin Olasky
June 13, 2026
Discovery Institute
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Tomorrow is Flag Day, commemorating a Congressional resolution in 1777 that “The flag of the United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white.” Next Tuesday is the official publication date of Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome (Simon & Schuster). Maybe a coincidence, but Greg Jackson’s book is worth reading at a time when Read More ›

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Center on Wealth & Poverty
June 12, 2026
Homelessness
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Homelessness and Drug Policy Expert Tom Wolf Joins Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness Initiative

Center on Wealth & Poverty
June 12, 2026
Homelessness
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Discovery Institute is pleased to announce that Tom Wolf has joined its Fix Homelessness initiative as a Senior Fellow. A leading advocate for treatment-centered responses to homelessness and addiction, Wolf brings both policy expertise and deeply personal experience to the role. Read More ›
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Yellow school bus driving on rural road through autumn trees, student transportation and back to school commute.
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Keri D. Ingraham
June 11, 2026
Education
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A Path Out of the Education Woods in Appalachia

Keri D. Ingraham
June 11, 2026
Education
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The overwhelming majority of Appalachian families have had little to no meaningful choice when it comes to how or where their children are educated. Viable alternatives to the district public school have been almost nonexistent in these rural communities. That is beginning to change. Read More ›
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Friends celebrating 4th of july with beers and american flag
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Discovery Institute
June 10, 2026
Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life
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New Survey: Americans Defined by Belief in America’s Founding Ideals, Not by Ancestry or Religion

Discovery Institute
June 10, 2026
Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life
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Most Americans believe that "for someone to truly be an American" they should agree with the ideas expressed by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. They don't need to share a similar ancestry or religion. Read More ›