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^{Debra J. Saunders
January 23, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Youngkin Rips Off the School Mask Mandate

_{Debra J. Saunders
January 23, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Newly minted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed nine executive orders and two directives that, among other things, ended a mandate that state employees be vaccinated and a school mask mandate. He embraced the radical idea of allowing parents to decide if their children mask up in the classroom, effective Jan. 24. Read More ›

^{Walter Myers III
January 19, 2022
Education

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Critical Race Theory: Intriguing, But Wrong for K-12 Education

_{Walter Myers III
January 19, 2022
Education

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Critical Race Theory (CRT), a relatively young legal theory that has been circulating in legal academic circles since the 1980s, suddenly burst on the scene of public consciousness in the past year. It continues to be a topic of controversy due to its being advocated for inclusion in K-12 instruction. Read More ›

Kid with school backpack look on schoolyard towards an open entrance or exit door. Schools and preschools remain locked for children during lockdown, coronavirus pandemic and second wave of covid-19.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education

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Despite the Known Harm, Schools Shutdown Yet Again

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education

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At least 5,506 schools opted not to provide in-person learning when schools resumed the week of January 3. With closures primarily occurring in large urban districts, the number of students and families negatively impacted by this latest disruption to education is enormous. Read More ›

Asian tourist man walking on the old and broken wood bridge

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education

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What Will It Take to Put U.S. K-12 Education on a Better Path?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education

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Parents want the student learning loss remedied. They are no longer satisfied with the ineffective one-size-fits-all approach. What will it take to make up for the learning loss and set the United States’ K-12 education system on a better trajectory? Read More ›

Homemade sign at environmental rally. A colorful cardboard placard is viewed close up, saying the climate is changing, why aren't we, in the hands of ecological activists as they protest in the city

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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What 1973’s Soylent Green Accurately Predicted about 2022

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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I have always loved science fiction. So when Soylent Green was first released in 1973, I immediately headed to the theater. I remember clearly being shocked by the depictions presented but assuaging myself with the comforting thought that nothing like any of that would ever actually happen. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
January 14, 2022
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Darwinian Racism Webinar with Author Richard Weikart

_{The Center for Science and Culture
January 14, 2022
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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According to historians and scientists alike, Adolf Hitler was a Christian creationist who rejected Darwinian evolution. Award-winning historian Richard Weikart says otherwise. According to Weikart, Darwinian evolution crucially influenced Hitler and the Nazis. The Nazis zealously propagated evolutionary theory during the Third Reich. Inspired by arguments from both Darwin and early Darwinists, the Nazis viewed the “Nordic race” as superior to other Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
January 14, 2022
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Topoisomerase Webinar with Joe Deweese

_{The Center for Science and Culture
January 14, 2022
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Topoisomerase II is an extremely important enzyme in your cells that is designed to untangle knots and supercoils in DNA strands that arise during replication and transcription. It does this by grabbing two tangled DNA segments, holding one steady while it breaks the other segment in two, and then passing the first segment through the break. The second segment is Read More ›

Close-up photo of male hands with smartphone

^{Andrew McDiarmid
January 14, 2022
Technology

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Happy or Appy? Finding Joy Outside Your Smartphone

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 14, 2022
Technology

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These days, it seems we’ve trained our brains to be hyperalert for the next vibration or ding crossing our phones. But when we’re in the company of other people, they deserve our full, undivided attention. Read More ›

Coronavirus pandemic statistics on screen. Number of Covid 19 cases rising. Map data showing increasing numbers of Corona virus pandemic infected cases. international statistics. Health care concept.

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 14, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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Discovery Institute’s Wesley J. Smith Breaks Down Ezekiel Emanuel’s New COVID Approach

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 14, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith joined Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on Chicago's AM 560 The Answer to break down Ezekiel Emanuel's new approach towards COVID-19, expressed in a recent column in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read More ›

^{Robert J. Marks II
January 10, 2022
Intelligent Design

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Evolutionary Informatics

_{Robert J. Marks II
January 10, 2022
Intelligent Design

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Professor Robert J. Marks guides us through the fascinating world of Evolutionary Informatics, a realm of information and probability. Read More ›