The Long War Ahead and the Short War Upon Us, provides an assessment of the successes and failures of the United States’ War on Terror, six years after 9/11. As important, it provides a fresh perspective on how to meet the challenges posed by a war with many fronts in a complex and shifting environment. Mr. Wohlstetter sees two wars Read More ›
This article, published by the Everett Herald, mentions Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew and the Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute: The nonprofit Cascadia Center, which is pushing the rail and trail idea, estimates that between $100 million and $250 million will be needed to get the line going — a bargain compared with other projects. Cascadia’s Bruce Agnew, a former Read More ›
This article, published by The Seattle Times, provides a review of Discovery Institute Senior Fellow John G. West’s book Darwin Day in America: John G. West, who disbelieves in Darwinism, has written a book on its bad cultural consequences, from eugenics to permissive sex education. The rest of the article can be found here.
Cascadia Center Director Bruce Agnew was interviewed on the Dave Ross Show, KIRO-AM 710 Seattle, about plans for an Eastside commuter rail line. Here’s an MP3 file of the show’s first hour. The interview starts just past the halfway point, around 9:35 a.m.
This article, published by The Seattle Times, quotes Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: Then Prop. 1 failed, and the idea of an Eastside commuter-rail line became much more attractive, rail-preservation advocates say. “That’s the reason the political momentum completely flipped on this,” said Bruce Agnew, director of the Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center think tank. The rest of the article can Read More ›
Follwing are MP3 links to two radio talk show interviews January 17 of Cascadia Center Director Bruce Agnew, on the proposed Eastside commuter rail line, and Cascadia’s new Eastside TRailways Partnership. KIRO-AM 710, Dave Ross Show, Eastside rail segment. Aired approx. 9:35 a.m., 1/17/08. KBCS-FM, 91.3, Francesca Lyman, One World Report, Eastside rail segment. Aired approx. 6:20 p.m., 1/17/08. (Transcript Read More ›
Four months ago, a little girl in Samoa was born with serious disabilities. Doctors did not believe the baby could survive, so they urged the parents not to feed their daughter. But the parents loved their daughter and snuck food to Miracle. Beyond all medical expectations, Miracle survived. Ponder, if you will, what I just wrote: Miracle’s parents had to Read More ›
A 1982 poll found that only 9% of Americans believed that humans developed through purely natural evolutionary processes. Two years later, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) issued its first Science and Creationism booklet, stating that science and religion occupy "separate and mutually exclusive realms." 1Public skepticism of evolution remained high — a 1993 poll found that only 11% of Americans believed that humans developed through purely natural evolutionary processes.
Read More ›This article, published by the Tacoma News Tribune, quotes Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: Bruce Agnew, director of the Cascadia Center, a group that focuses on transportation issues, said it’s clear that tolling is going to become a vital part of paying for many projects. “State and federal gas tax revenues aren’t keeping up with transportation needs,” he said. The Read More ›
This article, published by the Everett Herald, mentions Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: No plan has been developed to renovate the tracks for commuter trains and to build a recreational trail along the tracks, said Bruce Agnew, director of Cascadia Center for Regional Development. The nonprofit group in Seattle advocates preserving the tracks. The rest of the article can be Read More ›