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Think tank group questions Darwinism

Original article Book Review: Doubts About Darwin A History of Intelligent Design By Thomas Woodward Brazos Press, 303 pages, $19.95 Reviewed by Douglas Groothuis Special to The Denver Post The media often organize information according to predictable and simplistic stories. Sometimes the media story captures the truth, and sometimes the truth eludes it. One oft-repeated story is that all challenges Read More ›

Discomfort for Foes… As Fans Grow

What do the U.S., Ireland, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands have in common, and what do France, Belgium, and Germany have in common? The first group has created a largely investment-friendly environment, with relatively low taxes and government spending, coupled with the rule of law. The second group of countries has maintained very high taxation and government spending. As a Read More ›

The Evolution Debate:

Deep cultural conflicts often give rise to myths. Some article of propaganda resonates so strongly with a part of the community that eventually - sometimes quickly - a deeply biased or simply false story is accepted as the truth about a set of historical events. Read More ›
Group of students laboratory lab in science classroom
Group of students laboratory lab in science classroom

Intelligent Design, Freedom, and Education

On June 13, 2001, U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) proposed a two-sentence amendment to the White House-sponsored education bill that was under consideration in Congress. The amendment said simply that: It is the sense of the Senate that (1) good science education should prepare students to distinguish the data or testable theories of science from philosophical or religious claims that Read More ›

New Educational Guide by Discovery Senior Fellow Patricia Lines

Discovery Senior Fellow Patricia Lines, an expert on homeschooling, has released a new educational guide on integrating homeschooling with public education in ways that benefit both schools and parents. The guide, Support for Home-Based Education: Pioneering Partnerships Between Public Schools and Families Who Instruct Their Children at Home, is published by the Educational Resources Information Center at the University of Read More ›

The Educational Debate Over Darwinism

This essay argues that the challenge of teaching Darwin's theory exemplifies how science education must rethink its strategies and become more self-consciously rhetorical if it is to preserve its own integrity and educate tomorrow's public and scientists for democratic citizenship. It presents a model for how science education can reconcile technical ideas and cultural values to improve both scientific and cultural literacy. Read More ›

Pro-Animal or Anti-Human?:

The animal-rights/liberation movement (ARL) will never win an award for truth in advertising. If the facts serve their cause, yes, they will tell the truth. But if a half-truth or even an outright lie better suits their purposes – well, what does honesty matter when the cause of ending human hegemony over animals is so important and just? Perhaps the Read More ›

Cyber-Safe Meets Fail-Safe

This February the Bush Administration released The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, a long-awaited document spelling out the nation’s cyber-security strategy, a crucial element falling into the homeland security portfolio. Heightening cyber-fears is the military’s concern about battlefield e-mails sent home, which travel through the public networks at the end of their cyber-journey; the military has its own Secret Internet Protocol Network for war messages Read More ›

Bolder Strokes… For Tax Cut Hopes

The reason President Bush’s tax cut proposal is in trouble is not that it is too big, but because it is not bold enough in removing all taxes from saving and investment. The tax cut debate has clearly shown that among opinion leaders and member of Congress, the split is roughly equal between those who understand how the economy works Read More ›

ELIMINATING ERRORS: Evolution becomes topic of concern for voters

Click here to read the original article On Friday the Texas State Board of Education voted to adopt Chief Deputy Commissioner of the Texas Education Agencys Robert Scott’s, recommendation for the elimination of factual errors in high school and advanced placement biology textbooks. The vote required that all remaining factual errors in the textbook be addressed and identified by the Read More ›