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SEATTLE, AUGUST 19 — Even as some defenders of Darwinism claim there is no real debate over evolution, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow William Dembski has compiled multiple essays by scientists and other scholars in Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing that proves otherwise. “Darwinism, its proponents assure us, has been overwhelmingly vindicated,” says Dembski. “Any resistance to it is futile Read More ›

[Note: This article first appeared in The Human Life Review 30, 2 (Spring 2004): 29-37.] A number of years ago two intelligent students surprised me in a class discussion by defending the proposition that Hitler was neither good nor evil. Though I kept my composure, I was horrified. One of the worst mass murderers in history wasn’t evil? How could Read More ›

“Richard Weikart’s outstanding book shows in sober and convincing detail how Darwinist thinkers in Germany had developed an amoral attitude to human society by the time of the First World War, in which the supposed good of the race was applied as the sole criterion of public policy and ‘racial hygiene’. Without over-simplifying the lines that connected this body of Read More ›

In August 2003, Kyler Kuehn provided a critical response to our presentation on The Privileged Planet at the annual meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation. At the time, Kuehn was at a disadvantage, since the book had not yet been published and his response was based on an incomplete manuscript of our book. In our opinion, the objections resulted almost Read More ›

Original Article This week President Bush announced a global realignment of U.S. military forces to take place over the next several years. The proposed realignment will decrease U.S. presence in Germany and South Korea, bring some units home and shift others to bases in newly allied countries such as Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan. This global realignment is not only overdue, Read More ›

A review of Uncommon Dissent…Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing edited by William A. Dembskiby Bruce S. Thornton Original Article If you believe what you hear in the mainstream media, the critics of Darwinian evolution are wild-eyed creationists who believe that Genesis literally describes the origins of life, and so are equivalent, as William Dembski says in his Introduction, to a Read More ›

Original Article Samuel Chen was a high school sophomore who believed in freedom of speech and the unfettered pursuit of knowledge. He thought his public high school did, too, but when it came to the subject of evolution — well, now he’s not so sure. In October 2002, Chen began working to get Dr. Michael Behe, professor of biological sciences Read More ›

Touchstone magazine’s blog, “Mere Comments,” has posted a review of Richard Weikart’s new book From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics and Racism in Germany” by David Mills. Scroll down to the entry for Monday, August 16 “Weikart’s book reviewed.” Visit the From Darwin To Hitler website.

When considering the Swedish model, one can be forgiven for thinking of a comely statuesque blond with blue eyes. However, to economists and policy junkies, the Swedish model refers to the “third way” between socialism and capitalism many on the American left laud as the ideal. Does the Swedish model work as advertised? According to a new paper by the Read More ›

For Release April 27, 2004Rob CrowtherDiscovery Institute(206) 292-0401 x.107 Seattle — Acclaimed news correspondent John Stossel will be the guest speaker at a Discovery Institute luncheon in Seattle on Thursday, May 13, announced the Institute. “We’re excited to have Mr. Stossel bring his classical liberalism to Seattle and share his common sense approach with our members and friends,” said Steve Buri, Read More ›