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Marvin Olasky
July 11, 2026
Discovery Institute
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Olasky Books: George Washington was greater than Frederick the Great

Marvin Olasky
July 11, 2026
Discovery Institute
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Jurgen Overhoff’s George Washington and Frederick the Great: Parallel Lives (Princeton, 2026) shows how two great leaders had different ethics of leadership that helped to create two different political cultures. Washington held himself accountable to Congress and saw the value of checks and balances: The US became a democratic republic. Frederick was an autocrat, and Prussia (which became the cornerstone Read More ›

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High school students, girl and writing on paper for exam assessment, quiz evaluation or learning. Teenager, education and group with aptitude test in classroom for scholarship, essay and development
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Keri D. Ingraham
July 9, 2026
Education
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Move Over, SAT and ACT. There’s a Better Test

Keri D. Ingraham
July 9, 2026
Education
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Founded in 2015, the Classic Learning Test (CLT) includes standards that its competitors abandoned years ago. The test features reading passages from authors who shaped Western thought, including Homer, Galileo Galilei, William Shakespeare, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass and G.K. Chesterton. The accompanying questions require careful analysis rather than superficial pattern recognition, which is a feature of the SAT and ACT. Students are barred from using a calculator for the math section. Read More ›
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Stuart Burgess
July 6, 2026
Intelligent Design, Research & Analysis
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Is Our Body Perfectly Designed? — Stuart Burgess

Stuart Burgess
July 6, 2026
Intelligent Design, Research & Analysis
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Stuart Burgess, an award-winning engineer, argues that biological systems surpass even the best human engineering. As detailed in his book, the human body exhibits “Ultimate Engineering” that operates at near-perfect physical limits. Using examples like synovial fluid, the human foot, and the heart, Burgess explains how biological performance far exceeds human technology and cannot be explained by evolutionary processes. Read More ›
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Stephen C. Meyer
July 3, 2026
Uncategorized
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Next Gen Missile Defense Can Enforce Trump’s Iran Redlines

Stephen C. Meyer
July 3, 2026
Uncategorized
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Critics of President Donald Trump’s recently signed memorandum with Iran worry about future Iranian cheating, particularly after Trump leaves office. As a hedge against cheating, the president has kept a formidable array of naval and air power nearby — a force clearly capable of retaliating against Iranian missile launches or other violations of current or future agreements. But there’s another, more preventative enforcement mechanism he might consider.  Read More ›