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Wesley J. Smith
November 22, 2020
Human Exceptionalism
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This Thanksgiving Is Time for a ‘Great National COVID Repentance’

Wesley J. Smith
November 22, 2020
Human Exceptionalism
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The CDC has requested that we stay home for Thanksgiving. That’s a bitter pill. But to the CDC’s credit, it did not attempt to impose a legally enforceable travel ban. Rather, the agency treated Americans as adults capable of making appropriate decisions. Read More ›
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Michael J. Behe and John G. West
November 21, 2020
Intelligent Design
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Michael Behe: A Mousetrap for Darwin

Michael J. Behe and John G. West
November 21, 2020
Intelligent Design
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Biochemist Michael Behe, author of Darwin’s Black Box, Darwin Devolves, and other books, discusses his new book A Mousetrap for Darwin: Michael J. Behe Answers His Critics with John West, Associate Director of the Center for Science and Culture, and fields questions from an international audience.

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Michael Behe vs. Joshua Swamidass on Unbelievable
Michael J. Behe and Joshua Swamidass
November 20, 2020
Intelligent Design
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The Kitzmiller v. Dover Trial and Intelligent Design Fifteen Years On

Michael J. Behe and Joshua Swamidass
November 20, 2020
Intelligent Design
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In 2005 a high profile trial saw the Dover School District taken to court for promoting Intelligent Design (ID) as an alternative theory to evolution in classrooms. 15 years on Mike Behe, a prominent biochemist and ID advocate who took the stand as a defence witness, talks about what the case meant for the ID movement. Joshua Swamidass is a Read More ›

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William A. Dembski and Sean McDowell
November 17, 2020
Intelligent Design
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How is the Intelligent Design Movement Doing?

William A. Dembski and Sean McDowell
November 17, 2020
Intelligent Design
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Was the ID movement a success? What did it get right, and how has it changed? In this video, Sean McDowell interviews one of the leading intelligent founders, William Dembski. Dembski reflects back upon the movement and offers suggestions for moving forward. Read More ›
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Christopher Rufo
November 17, 2020
Economics
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A New American Poverty

Christopher Rufo
November 17, 2020
Economics
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The new American poverty is not primarily an economic phenomenon – it has become a social, familial and psychological problem that reaches the very foundations of our social order. Read More ›
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Pensive afro-american teenager sitting on stairs, misunderstanding with parents
Keri D. Ingraham
November 12, 2020
Education
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School Choice (Part 2): The Great Equalizer

Keri D. Ingraham
November 12, 2020
Education
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A common presupposition is that school choice options hurt students who remain in traditional public schools. This faulty misconception is at odds with empirical evidence that reveals students in traditional public schools benefit from improvements to their education due to choice-incentivized school competition. Read More ›