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A single cherry tree on top of the rocky mountain
John G. West
March 20, 2020
Religion and Civic Life

Living Amid a Pandemic

John G. West
March 20, 2020
Religion and Civic Life

“Human life has always been lived on the edge of a precipice.” C.S. Lewis It’s been a blissfully sunny week in Seattle — the kind of week Seattleites pine for after their gray and soggy winters. The official start of spring isn’t until today, but the cherry blossoms have already been out for a long time. Of course, it doesn’t Read More ›

Sailing boat from the underwater view
Steven J. Buri
March 18, 2020
Discovery Institute

Purpose and Hope in a Time of Turmoil

Steven J. Buri
March 18, 2020
Discovery Institute
During a recent staff meeting, two Discovery Institute staff members referenced C.S. Lewis’s essay, On Living in the Atomic Age. In this new era of coronavirus uncertainty, Lewis’s words offer comfort in knowing that the situation we face is not unique, nor unprecedented. The world has faced many plagues before, and wars, and suffering, and the economic uncertainty that often accompanies these periods. And — as has been the case throughout history — human beings face death, regardless of its cause. As I write this, a close friend is suffering severely (and bravely) from cancer. I feared for him, and prayed for him, long before coronavirus came on the scene. Now we fear another contagion en masse. Read More ›
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Evolution News
April 2, 2020
Intelligent Design

Viruses: An Intelligent Design Perspective

Evolution News
April 2, 2020
Intelligent Design
The COVID-19 virus is on a rampage in the world, killing thousands in the U.S. so far, shutting down whole countries’ economies, and possibly altering aspects of modern life for the future, after the virus has waned. What the complete impact will be is of course unknowable. In the meantime, though, questions arise about this and other, related sub-microscopic entities. Viruses seem so evil. What is their place in life? And like other aspects of nature, do they give evidence of intelligent design? Read More ›
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Physician in medical face mask holding syringe while senior lady keeping arm on cushion stock photo
Wesley J. Smith
April 2, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

Coronavirus: Triage if Necessary, Health-Care Rationing, Never

Wesley J. Smith
April 2, 2020
Human Exceptionalism
With the raging coronavirus pandemic threatening millions with infection, people are rightly worried that we could face the awful circumstance in which there are insufficient life-saving medical resources available for all catastrophically ill patients needing care. If that dark day comes, decisions will literally have to be made as to who among the seriously ill will be given an optimal chance to fight for life under intensive medical care, and who may have to face a likely death, albeit under palliative care. Read More ›
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Macro mystical Abstract blue color marble texture background. Acrylic color in water and oil.
Christopher Rufo
April 1, 2020
Economics

A Rorschach Epidemic

Christopher Rufo
April 1, 2020
Economics
The coronavirus has swallowed up everything. Its microscopic image — a grey mothball with small red crowns emanating from its core — is found in every newspaper, website, and television program around the world. Though the virus remains mysterious, it has revealed much about us. In a matter of weeks, it has become a global Rorschach test, exposing an infinite range of human preoccupations. The virus itself is a simple machine, neither dead nor alive, but it has inspired an endless stream of broadcasts, editorials, tweets, and multitrillion-dollar policy responses. Read More ›
Rural road with dramatic clouds in southern Minnesota at sundown
Rural Minnesota road with dramatic clouds at sundown
Bailey Takacs
April 1, 2020
Education

Online School and the Possible Rural Fallout

Bailey Takacs
April 1, 2020
Education
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country, schools are heading online to stay productive. But rural communities with meager broadband Internet access are stuck in digital wastelands with no clear path out. Read More ›
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Bill Walton
April 1, 2020
Economics

Masks and Scarves and Overdraft Protection with Arnold Kling

Bill Walton
April 1, 2020
Economics
This week I sought out Arnold Kling to learn more about some of his innovative ideas to deal with the health, economic and social fallout from the Covid-19 crisis. Arnold, who blogs at arnoldkling.com/blog, author of “Specialization and Trade” and “The Three Languages of Politics” and with a PhD in Economics from MIT is one of America’s more original and penetrating thinkers. Read More ›
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Douglas Axe
April 1, 2020
Intelligent Design

How Biology Confirms Design

Douglas Axe
April 1, 2020
Intelligent Design

As molecular biologist Douglas Axe recalls, the Greek philosopher Gorgias (born about 483 BC) spent a lifetime pondering the nature of existence. At last he arrived at a firm conclusion: “Nothing exists.” In a presentation at the 2020 Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Dr. Axe used Gorgias to illustrate his point that “expertise does not necessarily drive you in the right Read More ›