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student's hand taking English test in class

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 23, 2021
Education}

K-12 Redesign: Retooling Testing

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 23, 2021
Education}

Our K-12 schools are organized more like a swim meet focused on recording student placement results rather than a swim lesson devoted to student learning. What value are student assessment results if all students move on to the next lesson, concept, or skill regardless of whether mastery was achieved or not? Read More ›

Blue light flasher atop of a police car. City lights on the background.

^{Caitlin Bassett
June 18, 2021
Economics}

Caitlin Bassett Discusses Washington State Police Reforms on The Lars Larson Show

_{Caitlin Bassett
June 18, 2021
Economics}

Discovery Institute's Caitlin Basset joined Lars Larson to explain how Washington State's new police reforms, which are intended to protect citizens from excessive uses of force, are actually putting the mentally ill at more risk. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Bassett
June 17, 2021
Economics}

Washington State Police Reforms Fail the Mentally Ill

_{Caitlin Bassett
June 17, 2021
Economics}

When Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a dozen new polic reforms on May 18, he called them "a moral mandate" that would “create a system of accountability and integrity stronger than anywhere else in the nation.” Read More ›

Famous Darwin's Arch in Galapagos in Ecuador

^{John G. West
June 16, 2021
Intelligent Design}

A Portentous Collapse

_{John G. West
June 16, 2021
Intelligent Design}

For generations, “Darwin’s Arch” in the Galápagos Islands stood as an unmovable monument to the life and work of Charles Darwin. A few weeks ago, on May 17, the arch collapsed. While the loss of this landmark is sad, it’s also fitting — for Darwinism as a scientific and social theory is collapsing as well. Read More ›

justice lawyer / judge gavel working with legal documents in a court room

^{Debra J. Saunders
June 13, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Gov. Newsom, Kevin Cooper Is Guilty

_{Debra J. Saunders
June 13, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Kevin Cooper used to tell reporters that he wanted DNA testing, which didn’t exist when he went to trial, to prove that he was not guilty of the four 1983 murders that put him on California’s death row. If the tests implicated him, he said, he would drop his appeals. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 10, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Next Memorial Day, Remember the Atomic Veterans Who Died for Their Country

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 10, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

I dread Memorial Day. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I don’t honor our military heroes who died for their country. To the contrary, I hold them in the highest esteem. It’s just that I hate having to stifle the rage I experience every year as that important commemoration day rolls around. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 9, 2021
Education}

The Radical Reshaping of K-12 Public Education (Part 3): Critical Race Theory & Woke Academics

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 9, 2021
Education}

A form of reverse racism is not only dominating the national conversation but is now a bedrock of teacher training and student academics. Critical Race Theory and woke education are sweeping schools labeling white teachers and students racist and requiring them to denounce their white supremacy — even basic mathematics is under attack for its so-called racism. Read More ›

^{Andrew McDiarmid
June 8, 2021
Intelligent Design}

The Coolest Tech on the Planet (Hint: It’s Inside You!)

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 8, 2021
Intelligent Design}

These days, we surround ourselves with technology to stay in touch, to keep ourselves informed, and to manage the challenges of our daily lives. We also recognize in our devices and machines all the hallmarks of design, understanding reflexively that they express the ingenuity of engineers or software developers. Our appreciation for applied intelligence comes as second nature to us—we intuitively recognize the work of other minds. Read More ›

Apologetics Profile Pt. 1 Image

^{Stephen C. Meyer
June 7, 2021
Intelligent Design}

Apologetics Profile, Pt. 1: Cosmological Evidence

_{Stephen C. Meyer
June 7, 2021
Intelligent Design}

In part 1 of a 2-part series on Apologetics Profile, Dr. Meyer discusses evidence in cosmology that supports his argument for the return of the God hypothesis.

^{The Center for Science and Culture
June 7, 2021
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

Does Science Reveal the Mind of God?

_{The Center for Science and Culture
June 7, 2021
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer, Director of the Center for Science and Culture, will be joining a webinar hosted by The Round Church in Cambridge to discuss his new book Return of the God Hypothesis. From The Round Church: In his new book, Return of the God Hypothesis, Dr. Stephen Meyer sheds light on three scientific discoveries which he Read More ›