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Jonathan Choe Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee on Housing First Fraud and Failure

Independent journalist and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jonathan Choe appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, September 15, to testify before the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the invitation of Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.). The hearing was titled, “Fixing Fraud and Failure in Federally Funded Homelessness Services.” Read More ›
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We’re Ignoring the Cause of Homelessness, and How to Solve It

Owning a home, or at least having one, has long been considered an essential part of the American dream. But what if Americans judged success not by whether people had housing, but by whether they discovered — or rediscovered — who they were created to become? Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham Receives Presidential Commission Appointment

President Donald Trump has appointed Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Keri D. Ingraham to serve on the Commission on Presidential Scholars. The Presidential appointment is a significant honor and recognizes Ingraham’s leadership and contributions to education throughout the United States. Read More ›
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Why More Families Are Rethinking Four-Year College: Keri D. Ingraham on Newsmax

Keri D. Ingraham appeared on Newsmax on Monday, September 14, to explain why more families are considering alternatives to a four-year college degree for their kids. Dr. Ingraham also discussed the Trump Administration’s efforts to cut out DEI programs from the U.S. Department of Education and to improve learning outcomes nationwide. “Students need to be rewarded for their merit, for Read More ›

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Should Scientists Decide Policies About Wealth Inequality?

The other week, I discussed a Nature editorial advocating that scientists be required to “register” with the state. That policy, if enacted, would be a step toward establishing a technocratic rule-by-experts system by controlling what would be acceptable scientific discourse and who would be authorized to communicate about such matters. A new proposal, also in Nature, would push the West toward technocracy. Read More ›
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Olasky Books: A Tragedy with Comic Moments, a Comedy with Tragic Moments

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn quoted in 1983 the best explanation for evil developments that he had heard: “Men have forgotten God. That’s why all this has happened.” David Baerwald’s engaging historical novel, The Fire Agent (Spiegel & Grau, 2026), provides evidence of that:  Baerwald shows how both brilliant German chemist Fritz Haber and Japanese fascists made wealth and power their gods. The Read More ›