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Eight History Books and Five Novels

November, a month that culminates in Thanksgiving, is a good time to review history books—so let’s gallop through eight, starting with Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power (Knopf, 2024). Timothy Ryback weaves a story of betrayals, backroom deals, and one often-ignored aspect: the support Hitler received from dominant media. Publishing mogul Alfred Hugenberg thought the 1,600 newspapers he controlled would Read More ›

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Saints and Sinners

In Macbeth and similar plays that show lust for power, characters act selfishly and we’re glad when they die. In some historical works, such as The Forbidden Garden (Scribner publication three days from now, on Oct. 15, 2024), tragic heroes act selflessly and their sacrifice moves us. Read More ›
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“Fentanyl Death Incorporated” Private Screening

Discovery Insitute is pleased to invite our supporters and friends to a private screening of a significant new documentary, Fentanyl Death Incorporated. The event will feature Discovery Institute Senior Fellow, fentanyl expert, and former White House Policy Advisor, Dr. Robert Marbut, who served as Senior Producer. Read More ›
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Author Q&A Webinar on “The Privileged Planet”, 2nd Edition

Join us for a special webinar celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Privileged Planet. We’re excited to celebrate the release of the 2nd edition of the acclaimed book, joined by the authors themselves. In this free online webinar, astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez and philosopher of science Jay Richards will discuss groundbreaking scientific advances since the original 2004 publication, evaluate the implications Read More ›

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Suspense, Unrest, Disaster, Confessions

One recipe for a good book or movie: Place sympathetic characters facing personal difficulties within a large looming disaster. Think Casablanca, or The Lord of the Rings, or The Cypresses Believe in God. Joseph Kanon’s Shanghai (Simon & Schuster, 2024) is a terrific novel set in the Chinese city within a 1939 vortex of fascism and communism, sex and violence—and Read More ›

John West to Speak on the Bible and the Rise of Science at Conference in Tacoma, WA

Discovery Institute Vice President John West Speaking on "Let there be Light: The Bible's Influence on the Creation and Perpetuation of Modern Science" at upcoming conference in Tacoma, WA. Read More ›
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Barbarous obliteration and invisible immortality

Victor David Hanson’s The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation (Basic, 2024) has chapters on the destruction of Thebes, Carthage, Constantinople, and Tenochtitlan that the author, or a good editor, should have abridged. Maybe the repetition, though, can drum into our heads a lesson we try to keep out: “Modern societies are not immune to the horror of Read More ›

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Medicine’s Descent From Healing to Killing – An Interview with Dr. Richard Weikart

If we believe there is no qualitative distinction between animals and humans, are we more likely to protect human life or devalue it? On this episode of ID The Future, host Eric Anderson talks to historian Dr. Richard Weikart about his latest book, Unnatural Death: Medicine’s Descent From Healing to Killing, now available from Discovery Institute Press. The book is Read More ›