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^{Christopher Rufo
April 2, 2019
Economics}

A Brewing Rebellion in the Emerald City

_{Christopher Rufo
April 2, 2019
Economics}

For the past five years, like many of its West Coast counterparts, Seattle has endured a steady expansion of homelessness, addiction, mental illness, crime, and street disorder. But the activist class—a political and cultural elite comprising leaders in government, nonprofits, philanthropy, and media—has enforced a strict taboo on declaring the obvious: something is terribly wrong in the Emerald City. Last month, veteran Seattle reporter Eric Johnson of KOMO violated that taboo with a shocking, hour-long documentary called Seattle is Dying, which revealed how the city has allowed a small subset of the homeless population—drug-addicted and mentally-ill criminals—to wreak havoc. Johnson’s portrait is backed up by evidence from King County homelessness data, by city attorney candidate Scott Lindsay’s “prolific offender” report on 100 homeless individuals responsible for more than 3,500 criminal cases, and by my own reporting on the homelessness crisis. Read More ›

^{Stephen C. Meyer
March 26, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

Stephen Meyer Interviewed on Ben Shapiro’s “Sunday Special”

_{Stephen C. Meyer
March 26, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

Dr. Stephen Meyer was Ben Shapiro's most recent guest on Shapiro's 'Sunday Special' podcast. The two sat down for a scintillating discussion on philosophy, the origins of life, the overlap of science and religion, and much more! Read More ›

^{Jay W. Richards
March 15, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Economics}

Universal Basic Income? Fear of AI Fuels a New Argument for Socialism

_{Jay W. Richards
March 15, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Economics}

With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democratic candidates for president floating wilder trial balloons than a psychedelic circus, I’m surprised they have not (yet) picked up on the universal basic income (UBI). The UBI (guaranteed income for employable people who choose not to work) is far and away the favorite “solution” among those strong AI enthusiasts who expect machines to replace human work. They expect vast swaths of the country to be out of work for good. So far, the only candidate plugging UBI is entrepreneur Andrew Yang. Yang is more idea-oriented than his Democratic opponents and he has made UBI central to his presidential campaign in the key state of Iowa. His plan would offer $1,000 a month per person. I suspect it’s only a matter of time before other Democratic candidates pick up on this platform plank, on the assumption that their likely voters will imagine it as free money. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
March 11, 2019
Economics}

When “Compassion” is Contempt

_{Christopher Rufo
March 11, 2019
Economics}

The Washington legislature is one step closer to legalizing homeless encampments statewide. Last week, Democratic lawmakers passed through committee legislation, introduced by Representative Mia Gregerson, that would usurp the authority of city governments and legalize camping in all “plazas, courtyards, parking lots, sidewalks, public transportation facilities, public buildings, shopping centers, parks, [and] natural and wildlife areas” throughout the state. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
March 10, 2019
Economics}

Edging Closer to a Trade Deal

_{Scott S. Powell
March 10, 2019
Economics}

The United States and China are edging closer to finalizing a trade deal that should end the tariff penalties that are at the heart of a year-old trade war. It’s also hoped that the deal will include enforcement and penalties for China’s national security-related intellectual property (IP) theft and espionage, and provide structural changes that would end forced technology transfer and protect trade Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
March 8, 2019
Citizen Leadership}

Watch: 2018 Chapman Fellow Benji Backer Appears on Fox News to Discuss the Flaws of the Green New Deal

_{Discovery Institute
March 8, 2019
Citizen Leadership}

President of the American Conservation Coalition and Chapman Fellowship alum Benji Backer joins Todd Starnes on Fox Nation to discuss the flaws of the proposed "Green New Deal" as well as the need for more conservatives to act on environmental issues. Read More ›

^{Jay W. Richards
March 5, 2019}

Let’s Make Lent Great Again, Together

_{Jay W. Richards
March 5, 2019}

On Sunday, the Twitter user “⫷ † SavedGrace† ⫸” complained that since she couldn’t find Lent mentioned in the Bible, she doesn’t observe it. To which the Catholic website Rorate Caeli replied, “Cannot find ‘bible’ in the Bible either.” I piled on by noting that “Trinity” and “Incarnation” aren’t in the Bible either. It’s a silly argument. Just because something Read More ›

Mount Rushmore National Monument near Keystone, South Dakota on July 26, 2013.

^{Scott S. Powell
February 18, 2019
Citizen Leadership}

Presidents Day: Washington and Lincoln as Relevant Today as Ever

_{Scott S. Powell
February 18, 2019
Citizen Leadership}

Presidents Day is unique among American holidays in providing the opportunity to remember and appreciate why George Washington and Abraham Lincoln — whose birthdays fall in February — were the two greatest U.S. presidents. While Washington was the founding father of the United States, Lincoln would later save the nation from division and collapse — bringing an end to the Civil War and the scourge of slavery. In short, Lincoln saved the republic that Washington made possible. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
January 21, 2019
Economics}

Go Grow Somewhere Else

_{Christopher Rufo
January 21, 2019
Economics}

Microsoft recently announced an unprecedented three-year, $500 million investment to spur housing development across the Puget Sound region. Since 2011, strong economic growth in the Seattle metro area has boosted overall jobs by 21 percent, but the housing stock has expanded only 13 percent, leading to a massive increase in rental and home prices. It’s a problem reaching crisis levels in all West Coast tech cities. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
January 21, 2019
Citizen Leadership}

King Helped Nation Fulfill its Spiritual Destiny

_{Scott S. Powell
January 21, 2019
Citizen Leadership}

Martin Luther King Day is unique among American holidays in that it honors the one American who delivered the fulfillment of a core value expressed in the country’s founding Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Declaration’s self-evident truth “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Read More ›