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Sunrise at the tunnel View vista point at Yosemite National Park

^{Andrew McDiarmid
April 25, 2023
Faith & Science}

Pursuing God Through His Works

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 25, 2023
Faith & Science}

John Muir put human inventions aside to reap the benefits of nature. Read More ›

sad girl sitting and thinking in the classroom

^{Keri D. Ingraham, Liv Finne, & Kemper Freeman Jr.
April 24, 2023
Education}

Parents Must Call for Reforms to K-12 Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham, Liv Finne, & Kemper Freeman Jr.
April 24, 2023
Education}

What happens when parents get involved in their children's education? Looking back we see a rich history of caring engagement and the accompanying benefits it brought to Washington State. But as the decades passed, parental input became less welcome in K-12 public education. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
April 19, 2023
Homelessness}

A Return to Soft on Crime?

_{Debra J. Saunders
April 19, 2023
Homelessness}

A California Senate committee recently passed Senate Bill 94, which would allow inmates sentenced to death or life without parole to apply for a "second look" at their cases. If it becomes law, the worst offenders could walk free after they've served 20 years or more. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
April 17, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

How Assisted Suicide Advocacy Overturned Roe v. Wade

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 17, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Reversing pro-abortion beliefs could take decades. But then, so too did the great democratic struggle to reverse the great injustice of Roe v. Wade. In bringing the country to this portentous moment, the pro-life movement has taken its place in the grand tradition of social activism that is a hallmark of the American experience. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 14, 2023
Education}

Georgia Fails on School Choice but Lays Groundwork for 2024

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 14, 2023
Education}

Though under Republican control, the Georgia legislature recently failed to do what several other red-state legislatures have done: enact universal school choice legislation. The measure didn’t fail because of a lack of commitment from its champions but because too many Republicans were persuaded by the weak arguments made by opponents of educational freedom. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
April 11, 2023
Citizen Leadership}

Election Integrity Is the Core of America’s Hope and Strength

_{Scott S. Powell
April 11, 2023
Citizen Leadership}

With reflection and renewal that comes with Holy Week, we are reminded of the importance of what it means to live truthful lives, as individuals, as families, as citizens and government officials in the United States. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
April 8, 2023
Discovery Institute}

On Of Boys and Men

_{Marvin Olasky
April 8, 2023
Discovery Institute}

After half a century of helping girls and women to be all they can be professionally, maybe it’s time to see what’s happening to boys and men. Richard Reeves points out in Of Boys and Men (Brookings, 2022) that “the modern male is struggling.” He then explains “why it matters, and what to do about it.” Reeves shows that one Read More ›

A homeless encampment sits on a street in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

^{Wesley J. Smith
April 7, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

UN-Sponsored Report Would Destroy Communities by Gutting Criminal Law

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 7, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

If you like the chaos and criminality unleashed in some of our greatest cities by progressive district attorneys refusing to enforce the criminal law, you will love the “reforms” a new UN-sponsored report advocates for the entire world. Read More ›

Christian Easter concept. Jesus Christ resurrection. Empty tomb of Jesus with light. Born to Die, Born to Rise.

^{Scott S. Powell
April 6, 2023
Religion and Civic Life}

Jesus Christ’s Resurrection: The Best Documented Event of Ancient History

_{Scott S. Powell
April 6, 2023
Religion and Civic Life}

It turns out that Easter, which has its ultimate meaning in the resurrection, is one of ancient history’s most carefully scrutinized and best-attested events. The resurrection is real and changes everything. Easter is the commemoration and celebration of the single event that transformed the world forever. Read More ›

^{Walter Myers III
April 3, 2023
Technology}

AOC and a Day Without Fossil Fuels

_{Walter Myers III
April 3, 2023
Technology}

Green New Deal Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for an end to fossil fuels by 2035. Her desire to protect the earth for future generations is understandable, even laudable. But what she doesn’t seem to appreciate is that humans are here on earth with lives to live, and in using the resources the earth provides there will always be some level of impact on the planet. Read More ›