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book with burning pages on a concrete surface

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 24, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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An Amazon Book Burning

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 24, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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Book burning has always been a crucial ingredient of totalitarianism. In the 1930s the German Student Union infamously made bonfires from books considered antithetical to National Socialism. Similarly, the zealots who executed Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution destroyed books opposed to the diktats of Chinese Communism. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education

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K-12 Redesign: A Financial Overhaul

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education

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The United States leads the world in K-12 education spending yet lags behind 25 other developed nations in K-12 student achievement. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
February 19, 2021
Economics

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Gone Crazy

_{Christopher Rufo
February 19, 2021
Economics

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New York’s East Side Community School recently sent a letter encouraging white parents to become “white traitors” and advocate for “white abolition.” Read More ›

P20210121AS-0485: President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, to the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 18, 2021
Education

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$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 18, 2021
Education

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President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

Back To School Concept - Books And Pencil With Apple On Table

^{Donald Nielsen
February 18, 2021
Education

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It’s Time to Rethink School

_{Donald Nielsen
February 18, 2021
Education

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As we enter spring, we approach almost one full year since most of our country’s schools shut their doors. Teachers, parents, and students were forced to adjust to an entirely new way of learning. In some cases, it worked reasonably well. But unfortunately, even the most successful experiences were still not as engaging nor effective as in-class instruction. Read More ›

First Lady Melania Trump applauds as gallery guest Rush Limbaugh is recognized by President Donald J. Trump during the State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Limbaugh received the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the address.

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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Rush Limbaugh’s Life-Affirming Strength

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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I have been most impressed over the years by Limbaugh’s strength of character, a crucial leadership attribute in woefully short supply at a time of failing institutions and callow public personalities. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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Rush Limbaugh’s Life Affirming Strength

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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I deeply admire Rush Limbaugh. Not because of his conservative viewpoints, and not because he’s a uniquely talented broadcaster who can make dropping a pencil interesting radio. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education

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$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education

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President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

^{Stephen C. Meyer
February 12, 2021
Intelligent Design}

Stephen Meyer on the Tipping Point with Kara McKinney

_{Stephen C. Meyer
February 12, 2021
Intelligent Design}

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
February 12, 2021
Discovery Institute, Economics

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The Invisible Asylum

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
February 12, 2021
Discovery Institute, Economics

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Please join us on Thursday, February 25 at noon for a webinar with Christopher Rufo, Director of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty. Chris will provide you with a unique perspective into the homeless crisis—what drives, what perpetuates, why nothing seems to help—and what we should be doing differently. Read More ›