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“Live Free or Die” State Becomes First Universal School Choice State in the Northeast

With Governor Kelly Ayotte’s signature on Tuesday, New Hampshire became the first state in the Northeast and the 17th state in the nation to enact universal school choice. While unfathomable just a few years ago, historic education freedom is becoming a reality, state by state and with great speed. New Hampshire is the sixth state in 2025 to enact universal school choice. Read More ›
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The Toxic Patterns that Keep People on the Streets

We Heart Seattle’s “Recovery First” Model is Working Seattle voters say the homeless drug crisis remains a top three issue. But the Harrell administration is still engaged in a game of Whack-a-Mole and has failed to find long-term solutions. That’s because they’re not addressing the drivers of this humanitarian disaster which include drug addiction, mental illness, and broken relationships. Instead, Read More ›

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Exclusive Book Launch for “Stockholm Syndrome Christianity” by John G. West

Discovery Institute cordially invites you to join Dr. John G. West for an exciting evening in Tacoma, WA, as we celebrate the release of his thought-provoking new book, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity: Why America’s Christian Leaders Are Failing — and What We Can Do About It. Read More ›
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Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Jonathan Wells

Join us for a special event commemorating the life and enduring impact of Jonathan Wells, a pioneering scholar in the field of intelligent design. Up until his recent passing in September, Dr. Wells made significant contributions to science and culture through his groundbreaking research, provocative writings, and deep commitment to intellectual inquiry. Read More ›
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Affordable Housing Owner Sues City of Seattle: Unpacking the Lawsuit

To understand why a privately-owned housing building is in default, facing over $40 million in liabilities, and “hemorrhaging money,” in an affluent west-coast city, we must look at a series of Seattle ordinances that, while well-intended, have heaped negative consequences on housing providers with compounding effects. Read More ›
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An IT expert uses an EEG headset and machine learning technology to upload his brain into a computer, aiming for immortality. This scene captures a computer scientist developing an AI experiment
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Why Transhumanism Is Unrealistic and Immoral

In 2016, transhumanism proselytizer Zoltan Istvan ran for president promising to defeat death while touring the country in a bus redesigned to look like a coffin. It was a great gimmick that made him, perhaps, the most famous transhumanist in the world. But his recent piece in Merion West “When We’re Overly Optimistic about the Pace of Life Extension Research” took a dark and disturbing turn. Read More ›
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COSM Technology Summit 2024

COSM 2024 will hail the New American Century: exploring a technological transformation and revival of our country and economy as redemptive and cosmic as its renewal of technology. Join us October 31 – November 1 in Bellevue, WA. Read More ›
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U.S. Supreme Court Backs Local Communities in Nation’s Homeless Response

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Grants Pass v. Johnson that city ordinances against public camping do not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment. The Court’s decision is a win not only for the small Oregon city of Grants Pass, but also for dozens of Western localities that had been hamstrung by the Ninth Circuit as they grapple with record high rates of homelessness. Read More ›