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Marvel’s Fantastic Four: Pro-Family Film with a Darwinian Curveball

Fantastic Four: First Steps just might be Marvel’s most pro-family movie yet. The bond between Reed and Susan Richards is rock solid, and the joy they share as they prepare to have their first child is heart-warming. Along with Susan’s younger brother Johnny Storm and Reed’s best friend Ben Grimm, the Four make a tight-knit family unit, going to great Read More ›

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New Report Urges Congress to Embrace Competition to Revitalize U.S. Passenger Rail

A new report from Discovery Institute outlines a bold vision for restoring America passenger rail through competition, private sector innovation, and targeted infrastructure investment. The report was written by Chapman and Ray Chambers, head of the Association for Innovative Passenger Rail Operations and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute. Read More ›
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False Messiah

Ever since The Origin of Species appeared in 1859, Charles Darwin’s followers have co-opted him as the patron saint of materialism. In False Messiah, longtime Darwinist and agnostic Neil Thomas looks at how Darwinism triumphed, and he challenges the official story with an exploration richly informed by his expertise in rhetoric and cultural history. Read More ›
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August is for Augustine

This month is named after the emperor Augustus, but I’d rather think of it as a month for Augustine, the saintly theologian who died almost 1600 years ago. Augustine’s City of God, 1300 or so pages in modern translations, is a lot to lug to a desk, so I recommend Gregory Lee’s The Essential City of God: A Reader and Read More ›

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President Donald Trump announces the Golden Dome missile defense system, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
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George Gilder: Trump in Space

Ronald Reagan redefined economics and ushered in 40 years of prosperity, low inflation, and low interest rates by his supply-side tax cutting program. President Trump is continuing and enhancing that legacy. Even more revolutionary, and certainly further ahead of its time than Reagan's tax reforms, was President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Read More ›