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Homelessness and Drug Policy Expert Tom Wolf Joins Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness Initiative

Discovery Institute is pleased to announce that Tom Wolf has joined its Fix Homelessness initiative as a Senior Fellow. A leading advocate for treatment-centered responses to homelessness and addiction, Wolf brings both policy expertise and deeply personal experience to the role. Read More ›
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Yellow school bus driving on rural road through autumn trees, student transportation and back to school commute.
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A Path Out of the Education Woods in Appalachia

The overwhelming majority of Appalachian families have had little to no meaningful choice when it comes to how or where their children are educated. Viable alternatives to the district public school have been almost nonexistent in these rural communities. That is beginning to change. Read More ›
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New Survey: Americans Defined by Belief in America’s Founding Ideals, Not by Ancestry or Religion

Most Americans believe that "for someone to truly be an American" they should agree with the ideas expressed by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. They don't need to share a similar ancestry or religion. Read More ›
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The universe within. Silhouette of a man inside the universe. The concept on scientific and philosophical topics. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.
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Intelligent Design Takes Center Stage in New Debate over Science and Faith

A great philosophical conflict has raged for thousands of years. It poses an ultimate question: were humans and the world we inhabit created by God, or did it all arise by accidents of nature? Atheists seek to convince the public that the conflict is over. Science, they say, can no longer be considered compatible with faith. Yet a recent debate between Stephen Meyer and Phil Halper demonstrates the opposite. Read More ›