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^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 16, 2024
Education}

It’s Time for Tennessee to Enact Universal Education Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 16, 2024
Education}

Florida State Capitol Building and Museum Tallahassee FL

^{Scott S. Powell
February 12, 2024
Religion and Civic Life}

Can Florida Halt the Woke Revolution?

_{Scott S. Powell
February 12, 2024
Religion and Civic Life}

With the 2024 Florida legislative session being at its mid-point, Tallahassee still has a shot at passing solid historic preservation legislation that stops a key part of the Marxist cultural revolution in its tracks. Doing so will demonstrate real leadership by Florida and provide a role model for other states to follow. Doing nothing facilitates the continuation of the slow suicide of America. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
February 10, 2024
Discovery Institute}

Black History Month Books

_{Marvin Olasky
February 10, 2024
Discovery Institute}

Frederick Douglass after his escape from slavery wrote three terrific autobiographies, including My Bondage and My Freedom (1855), which since 2010 has been reprinted at least eight times by various publishers. Far less known is the escape from Georgia to Boston of enslaved Ellen and William Craft in 1848: She could pass for white and disguised herself as a wealthy Read More ›

^{February 7, 2024
Homelessness}

Jonathan Choe Honored with Community Service Award at Seattle Scout Breakfast

_{February 7, 2024
Homelessness}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jonathan Choe received a community service award at the 2024 Aurora Friends of Scouting Breakfast. Read More ›

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^{Wesley J. Smith
February 5, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

The Nationalization of Assisted Suicide Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 5, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Progressive cultural radicals are busily nationalizing their policy agendas by breaking the usual legal comity among the states. For example, California recently declared itself a transgender sanctuary jurisdiction. Its law now actively interferes with out-of-state child custody orders by allowing non-resident gender dysphoric children who make it to California to access puberty-blocking and transition surgeries despite their custodial parent’s refusal of consent. Read More ›

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^{Scott S. Powell
February 5, 2024
Economics}

Averting Insolvency Is a Key Battle America Must Win

_{Scott S. Powell
February 5, 2024
Economics}

With all the problems America is facing, the one that gets the least attention might be the most critical. The speed at which the United States will hit the wall of an insolvency crisis and collapse is approaching very fast. Read More ›

Charging modern electric cars from station outdoors

^{Walter Myers III
February 2, 2024
Energy}

Can the U.S. Electricity Grid Support All-Electric Vehicles?

_{Walter Myers III
February 2, 2024
Energy}

Hybrid vehicles are the smart choice for now and into the future, particularly with plug-in hybrids that provide electric motor efficiency for local commutes along with the convenience and range of an internal combustion engine for longer trips. Read More ›

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^{Scott S. Powell
January 31, 2024
National Defense}

Our Enemies Couldn’t Get a Better Operating Environment

_{Scott S. Powell
January 31, 2024
National Defense}

The Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC) convened its fifth anniversary summit meeting in Washington, D.C. on January 25, less than a week after the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded its meeting in Davos. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 23, 2024
Education}

Let’s Stop Calling It Gender-Affirming Care

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 23, 2024
Education}

Twenty-two states have passed laws restricting in varying degrees the practice of the grossly inaccurately termed “gender-affirming care” for minors. The majority of those states did so in 2023. Additional bills aimed at protecting children from irreversible physical harm are being put forward this legislative cycle in states with Republican majority legislatures. Read More ›

^{John G. West
January 22, 2024
Religion and Civic Life}

Ten Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Christian College

_{John G. West
January 22, 2024
Religion and Civic Life}

As a former professor at an evangelical Christian university, I am sometimes asked by concerned parents to recommend a good Christian college for them to consider for their children. Because the spiritual health of specific colleges and universities can change radically over time, and because there can be a wide diversity of views even among different academic departments on the Read More ›