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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 ›
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The universe within. Silhouette of a man inside the universe. The concept on scientific and philosophical topics. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.
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Brian Miller
June 5, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design Takes Center Stage in New Debate over Science and Faith

Brian Miller
June 5, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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A great philosophical conflict has raged for thousands of years. It poses an ultimate question: were humans and the world we inhabit created by God, or did it all arise by accidents of nature? Atheists seek to convince the public that the conflict is over. Science, they say, can no longer be considered compatible with faith. Yet a recent debate between Stephen Meyer and Phil Halper demonstrates the opposite. Read More ›
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A homeless encampment with multiple tents and scattered belongings is set up on a street under a concrete freeway overpass, highlighting issues of urban poverty
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Center on Wealth & Poverty
June 2, 2026
Economics, Homelessness
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Fix Homelessness Senior Fellow Tom Wolf Quoted in The National News Desk

Center on Wealth & Poverty
June 2, 2026
Economics, Homelessness
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The National News Desk just released an article that quotes Fix Homelessness Senior Fellow Tom Wolf. Wolf is a formerly homeless recovering Heroin and Fentanyl addict from San Francisco who is now an internationally recognized Recovery Advocate. Read More ›
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homeless encampment along the wooded banks of the Sacramento River
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Michele Steeb
June 2, 2026
Homelessness
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Housing First Is a Disaster. I Saw Sacramento’s Homeless Chaos Firsthand

Michele Steeb
June 2, 2026
Homelessness
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America's homelessness crisis is routinely framed as a housing crisis. It is not. It is a crisis born from the collapse of accountability at every level of the system. Nowhere are the consequences of that collapse more visible than in California — and especially in its capital city, Sacramento. Read More ›
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close up of laboratory robotic arm working on microplate symbolizing precision in crispr gene editing technology
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Wesley J. Smith
June 1, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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Do We Have the Will (or Desire) to Prevent Biotechnological Anarchy?

Wesley J. Smith
June 1, 2026
Human Exceptionalism
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AI gets most of the attention, but biotechnology may be even more impactful on the human future. Indeed, I think it is the most powerful technology since the splitting of the atom — perhaps even in history, as it has the potential to literally alter the human race or any cell/organism — which could cure diseases or unleash an unstoppable pandemic. Attention must be paid. Read More ›
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Close up of young boy staring at laptop screen during playing computer games, chatting on the Internet or viewing video
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Andrew McDiarmid
May 29, 2026
Technology
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Skynet Goes Live

Andrew McDiarmid
May 29, 2026
Technology
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AI can simulate intelligence, consciousness, romance, concern, interest, curiosity, or anything else that typifies human existence. But simulations, while powerful, are still only simulations. If Mr. Dawkins can get lulled into entertaining notions of AI consciousness, all of us can. It's crucial that we get in the driver's seat with AI now so we don't get taken for a ride later. Read More ›
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Autumn in the Appalachian Mountains Viewed Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keri D. Ingraham
May 28, 2026
Education
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Center for Appalachian Renewal Launches to Transform Education & Create Opportunity

Keri D. Ingraham
May 28, 2026
Education
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Vice President JD Vance’s remarkable journey from a trauma-filled childhood to holding the second-highest office in the country is a clear depiction of the American Dream. It is also a powerful reminder that education and opportunity can fundamentally change the trajectory of a person’s life. Read More ›