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November 21, 2022
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The United States of Social Anarchy

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November 21, 2022
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Can you sense it? Do you feel the dread? Institutions are failing. Cohesion has frayed. As the poet wrote, the center cannot hold, the best lack all conviction, while the worst are filled with passionate intensity. Our country is becoming the United States of Social Anarchy. Read More ›

Christian friends group reading and study bible together in home or Sunday school at church with window light

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October 28, 2022
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Religious Freedom: Biden Policy Not Where Administration’s Mouth Is

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October 28, 2022
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Until President Biden protects the right to act in the public square here at home consistently with one’s religious beliefs, his administration’s support for International Religious Freedom Day has to be judged so much hot air. Read More ›

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October 18, 2022
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Don’t Let Doctors Kill Sick Patients for Their Organs

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October 18, 2022
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Some lines should never be crossed. Allowing doctors to kill patients during organ harvesting wouldn’t only be an acute threat to the sanctity of life, but I can think of no better way to sow mistrust in our health care system generally—and the lifesaving field of organ transplant medicine specifically. Read More ›

Stethoscope on medical billing statement on table, all text is anonymous

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October 2, 2022
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Why We Will Never Control Medical Costs

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October 2, 2022
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The purposes of medicine are expanding rapidly beyond treating actual illnesses/injuries and promoting wellness, to also facilitating life fulfillment and making personal dreams come true. Read More ›

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September 27, 2022
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Composting the Dead Devalues the Importance of the Living

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September 27, 2022
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Starting in 2027, California will allow composting of the dead. Known officially as “natural organic reduction (NOR),” this novel final disposition process transforms the deceased’s body into soil to spread on gardens or in which to plant flowers or a tree. Read More ›

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September 22, 2022
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Wesley J. Smith Discusses Biotechnology with Laura Ingraham

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September 22, 2022
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Discovery Institute Senior Fellow sat down with Laura Ingraham to explain how Biotechnology, an incredible scientific achievement, can also be used for pernicious purposes. For example, it could used for human cloning research or creating synthetic human embryos, or as means for the Biden administration to seize farm land.

Francis Collins at the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory — President Joe Biden tours the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Bethesda, Maryland. From left, Deputy Director of the NIH NIAAID Vaccine Research Center Dr. Barney Graham, Chief Medical Adviser to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and Senior Research Fellow and Coronavirus Team Lead at the NIAIC Vaccine Research Center Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.

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July 26, 2022
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Scientists are Destroying Our Trust in Science

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July 26, 2022
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The harm done to science by fraudsters, data manipulation, sloppy peer review, ideological bias, and outright lying by public scientific spokespersons cannot be overstated. There’s only one cure to the current malaise: unremitting and apolitical scientific excellence. Read More ›

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July 7, 2022
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Don’t Fall for ‘Conservative’ Pitch to Legalize Hard Drugs

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July 7, 2022
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We know that radical left-wing subversives want to legalize hard drugs. So do some libertarians—which is a polite word for social Darwinism. But conservatives generally oppose legalization, understanding the devastating social costs and personal dissipation that hard drug abuse causes to families, communities, and individuals who would be tempted to imbibe by the lack of potential legal consequence. Read More ›

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June 22, 2022
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Securing America with Dr. Wesley Smith

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June 22, 2022
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Discovery Institute Senior Fellow joined Securing America with Frank Gaffney to discuss the dangers of using puberty blockers in young children as well as the Biden Administration's push for gender affirming care. Read More ›

Night view of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, United States

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June 13, 2022
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Political Passions Threaten a New ‘Bleeding Kansas’

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June 13, 2022
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The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a warning that our national politics are careening out of control. Read More ›