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^{Wesley J. Smith
February 26, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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Internationalists Want WHO to Have Power Beyond Mere Guidance

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 26, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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I read John R. Puri’s post urging the U.S. to rejoin the World Health Organization because, 1) it is merely an advisory body and 2), it collects valuable health data. But Puri underplayed the overarching influence WHO exercised on national governments and corporations in enforcing the disastrous Covid-19 policies that caused so much harm, while he also ignored the internationalists’ plan to transform WHO into an organization with actual power to impose policies. Read More ›

^{Michele Steeb
February 23, 2026
Homelessness

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Obama Admits Housing First was a Losing Strategy

_{Michele Steeb
February 23, 2026
Homelessness

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Last weekend, former President Barack Obama acknowledged a blunt political reality: "The average person doesn't want to have to navigate around a tent city in the middle of downtown … and we're not going to be able to generate support [for treatment] if we simply say, 'It's not their fault, they should be able to do whatever they want,' because that's a losing political strategy." What makes the remark notable is not merely its candor. It is the history behind it. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 18, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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Jesse Jackson Opposed Terri Schiavo’s Intentional Death by Dehydration

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 18, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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^{Marvin Olasky
February 14, 2026
Discovery Institute

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Olasky Books: Gnawing Senses of Conscience

_{Marvin Olasky
February 14, 2026
Discovery Institute

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Leo Damrosch’s Storyteller (Yale University Press, 2025) is a valentine to Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), whose life could have been co-designed by the novelist’s bipolar Jekyll and Hyde. Stevenson, best known for Treasure Island, combined a strict Scottish Presbyterian upbringing with a love of South Seas sensuousness. Damrosch describes how Stevenson rebelled against Christianity but “a gnawing sense of conscience Read More ›

A homeless man in winter clothing sits on snowy pavement against a wall, holding a cup, with bags and snow surrounding him

^{Michele Steeb
February 11, 2026
Homelessness

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More Spending, More Suffering: The Failure of America’s Homelessness Policy

_{Michele Steeb
February 11, 2026
Homelessness

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In a recent ruling that defies both logic and compassion, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's effort to reform the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care program — the federal government's primary funding mechanism for homelessness assistance. Read More ›

Several gallon jugs of milk at the grocery store

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 7, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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Bioethicist: Government Whole Milk Push is Racist

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 7, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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^{Nathan Lewis
February 7, 2026
Economics

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Here Comes $10 Gasoline

_{Nathan Lewis
February 7, 2026
Economics

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

^{Marsha Michaelis
February 4, 2026
Homelessness

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Lawsuits Delay Homeless Reforms and Leave People on the Streets

_{Marsha Michaelis
February 4, 2026
Homelessness

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Even as many volunteers are taking to the cold streets to try to find and quantify the number of homeless Americans living there now, two lawsuits filed late last year in a federal District Court are blocking millions of dollars from reaching the neediest people. The first lawsuit was filed by the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the second by a coalition led by Washington State’s Attorney General Nick Brown. Read More ›

Surgeon wearing gloves operates women's nose . Operation close up.

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 4, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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Woman Euthanized and Her Face Transplanted in Spain

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 4, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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Young beautiful hispanic woman visiting art gallery at Belvedere Palace in Vienna

^{Andrew McDiarmid
February 2, 2026
Technology

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Humans Create, AI Amalgamates. Here’s Why It Matters

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 2, 2026
Technology

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Generative artificial intelligence is all the rage these days. We're using it at work to guide our coding, writing and researching. We're conjuring AI videos and songs. We're enhancing old family photos. We're getting AI-powered therapy, advice and even romance. It sure looks and sounds like AI can create, and the output is remarkable. Read More ›

^{American Center for Transforming Education
January 29, 2026
Education

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White House Invites Keri D. Ingraham to Important School Choice Roundtable

_{American Center for Transforming Education
January 29, 2026
Education

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As part of National School Choice Week, the White House hosted an important school choice roundtable event today with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Keri Ingraham was in attendance. Read More ›

Female doctor giving encouragement to elderly patient by holding her hands

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 29, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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We Need to Save the Hospice Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 29, 2026
Human Exceptionalism

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Hospice care has become so ubiquitous that most readers probably have some experience of the beneficent services it offers. Both my parents died while in hospice care, and their experiences—as I will relate briefly below—were nothing but exemplary. But now the hospice movement has run into serious trouble. Read More ›