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^{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Terri Schiavo Case Was a Culture-of-Death Tipping Point

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

The court-ordered death of Terri Schiavo was an ominous cultural tipping point. The legal case began when Terri’s husband Michael Schiavo applied to remove the feeding tube from his profoundly cognitively disabled wife so that she would die by dehydration. When Terri’s parents Bob and Mary Schindler, joined by her siblings Bobby and Suzanne, fought the plan in court, profoundly important cultural and legal battle lines were drawn that were destined to change the country. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
March 3, 2023
Education}

WA’s Children Can’t Stride Into the Future in a 19th-Century Education System

_{Donald Nielsen
March 3, 2023
Education}

A recent Seattle Times editorial blames much of the failings of Seattle Public Schools on the current administration. Certainly, the current as well as prior administrations deserve criticism. But so do a lot of other players. Read More ›

^{Steve Laufmann
February 28, 2023
Intelligent Design}

How Hard Are You Willing to Work to Avoid the Obvious

_{Steve Laufmann
February 28, 2023
Intelligent Design}

Engineer Steve Laufmann discusses what it takes to avoid the obvious. Laufmann is co-author of the book Your Designed Body: https://www.YourDesignedBody.com

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
February 9, 2023
Discovery Institute, Economics}

Superabundance: Combatting the Ideology of Scarcity

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
February 9, 2023
Discovery Institute, Economics}

Join us on Thursday, May 4 for a reception and lecture as Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Gale Pooley discusses his new book Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet. Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
January 30, 2023
Economics}

Superabundance on PragerU

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
January 30, 2023
Economics}

There are now eight billion people living on the planet. Is there enough room for all of us? Are we going to run out of food and other resources? Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Gale Pooley's co-author Marian Tupy, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses their new book Superabundance and examines whether or not these fears are valid. His answer may surprise you. Read More ›

Aerial view of historic church steeple and sunset in Beaufort, South Carolina.

^{Bruce Chapman
January 25, 2023
Religion and Civic Life}

Religious Freedom is the First Freedom — and You Can Help Save It

_{Bruce Chapman
January 25, 2023
Religion and Civic Life}

The International Religious Freedom Summit this weekend (January 31-February 1) comes at a moment when people of faith all over the world are under growing pressure. Read More ›

Young pea (Pisum) sprouts in a sunny vegetable garden

^{Wesley J. Smith
December 20, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

The Fear of Suffering Is Driving Us Crazy

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 20, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

But eliminating suffering is impossible. Not only is the goal Utopian, but it leads to ever-more-extreme distortions of decency and a collapse of public policy rationality—which ironically, can cause the very “evil” that suffering abolitionists yearn so desperately to prevent. Read More ›

Pilgrim Fathers arrive in America.. Date: December 1620

^{Scott S. Powell
November 22, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

Faith, Gratitude, And Perseverance: Americans Have Much To Learn From The Pilgrim Story

_{Scott S. Powell
November 22, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

With our country passing through troubled times, it is worth revisiting the Pilgrims’ five significant achievements, which created the seminal story of America, and reveal remarkable insight into who we are and the qualities of character we need to overcome our present challenges. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
September 22, 2022
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

2023 Dallas Conference on Science & Faith

_{The Center for Science and Culture
September 22, 2022
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

How has Christianity contributed to the rise of modern science? What do the latest scientific discoveries tell us about the existence of God? Explore these questions, and more, at Discovery Institute's 5th-annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
August 16, 2022
Economics}

Some Neighbors Say Bucket Toilets Prolong Encampments

_{Jonathan Choe
August 16, 2022
Economics}