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^{Scott S. Powell
April 1, 2024
Economics}

Easter Is the World’s Most Historically Verified Holiday

_{Scott S. Powell
April 1, 2024
Economics}

While there are skeptics of the biblical Jesus, there's far more reliable historical evidence for His life, teachings, miracles, death, and resurrection than for other leading historical figures of ancient times, such as literary greats Virgil and Horace and military kings like Alexander the Great. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 29, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Beware the “Right to Health”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 29, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Health and wellness are becoming the primary justifications for international technocracy, or "rule by experts." Indeed, we are told that preventing the next pandemic will require that the World Health Organization be given the power to declare pandemics and impose emergency policies internationally. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn Axe
March 27, 2024
Homelessness}

Tipping the Scales of Housing Justice

_{Caitlyn Axe
March 27, 2024
Homelessness}

Nobody deserves a free home from someone else purely by virtue of being a human. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
March 26, 2024
Energy}

CO2 Is Historically Low — Too Low

_{Bill Walton
March 26, 2024
Energy}

What if, rather than being at unprecedented high levels, CO2 is at one of its lowest concentrations in the long history of the Earth and that the modest warming anticipated from increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases will be benign? Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 22, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

“Gender Science” Was Merely Ideology All Along

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 22, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Did you hear the news? England's National Health Service (NHS) has decided that children diagnosed with gender dysphoria will no longer receive puberty blockers because "there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness . . . to make the treatment routinely available at this time." Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Euthanasia Poisons People and Societies

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Most of the media report on euthanasia in the glowing, uncritical language of empowered patients "dying peacefully on their own terms." In contrast, euthanasia abuses and horror stories—an ever-growing list—generally receive little focused media attention and remain outside the notice of people not engaged with the issue. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn Axe
March 21, 2024
Homelessness}

The Exorbitant Eviction Waiting Game

_{Caitlyn Axe
March 21, 2024
Homelessness}

When management of a Tacoma housing community leased an apartment to Morgan* in 2022, they never imagined the ensuing behavior in her unit would cost them well over $58,000. Or that she would, despite the behavior, still be living there today. Nearly an entire building of apartment homes sits vacant on the property due to activity in Morgan’s unit. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 21, 2024
Education}

K-12 Hybrid Schooling Is in High Demand

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 21, 2024
Education}

Polling data reveals that 49% of parents would prefer their child learn from home at least one day a week. While 10% want full-time homeschooling, the remaining 39% of parents desire their child to learn at home one to four days a week, with the remaining days attending school on-campus. Read More ›

^{Gale Pooley
March 20, 2024
Economics}

The Good Old Days Were Really Expensive

_{Gale Pooley
March 20, 2024
Economics}

We buy things with money but pay for them with our time. Money prices are expressed in dollars and cents, while time prices are expressed in hours and minutes. A time price is simply the money price divided by hourly income. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 18, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Politico Promotes a Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 18, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Politico has published a long story about a big-time political consultant named Hal Malchow who is flying to Switzerland to become dead in one of the country's notorious suicide clinics. Read More ›