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Selection of traditional thanksgiving food - turkey, mashed patatoes, green beans, apple pie on rustic background

^{Gale Pooley and Marian Tupy
November 26, 2020
Economics

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The Changing Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner

_{Gale Pooley and Marian Tupy
November 26, 2020
Economics

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On this Thanksgiving Day, let us be thankful for all the American inventors and innovators who enrich our lives with plentiful food and, hopefully, a cure for the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ›

^{David Klinghoffer
November 19, 2020
Intelligent Design

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Darwin Is on the Roof — New Book from Michael Behe, Available Now

_{David Klinghoffer
November 19, 2020
Intelligent Design

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As biochemist Michael Behe explains in the Introduction to his new book, out today — A Mousetrap for Darwin: Michael J. Behe Answers His Critics — the public is being prepared very slowly for the demise of Darwinian evolutionary theory. Read More ›

United States Constitution with quill, glasses and candle holder

^{Scott S. Powell
November 13, 2020
Economics

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Will it be the Hammer or the Constitution that Determines the People’s Vote?

_{Scott S. Powell
November 13, 2020
Economics

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The only source of legitimacy of government in America is from the people. Read More ›

Dripping reagent into test tube with liquid sample, closeup. Laboratory analysis

^{Wesley J. Smith
November 10, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

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Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Not Created with Fetal Cells

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 10, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

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The news that Pfizer’s vaccine is 90 percent effective has rocked the world. The company will be applying for an emergency FDA approval. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
November 3, 2020
Citizen Leadership

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Politicians: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them

_{Bruce Chapman
November 3, 2020
Citizen Leadership

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When frustrated by election results, it’s useful to remember why it’s hard to live with politicians but even harder to live without them. Bruce K. Chapman reminds us that “a good political life, in the spirit of the Constitution, aims at a ‘more perfect union,’ not a perfect one.” Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 29, 2020
Human Exceptionalism, Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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Will Scientists Create a Conscious Human Brain in a Dish?

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 29, 2020
Human Exceptionalism, Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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As society roils with COVID and the election, the biotechnological revolution rushes forward with scientists bound by few enforceable ethical boundaries. Read More ›

^{Michael Denton and Eric H. Anderson
October 28, 2020
Intelligent Design

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The Miracle of the Cell Book Launch

_{Michael Denton and Eric H. Anderson
October 28, 2020
Intelligent Design

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Biologist Michael Denton’s new book, The Miracle of the Cell, considers the scientific evidence for intelligent design from a new perspective and at a new level. As with his previous books, it’s a more fundamental view than that of all other ID literature. Here, Denton discusses his new book The Miracle of the Cell with Eric Anderson in this Zoom Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
October 27, 2020
Discovery Institute, Economics

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‘America Lost’ Premiering Tonight on PBS World

_{Discovery Institute
October 27, 2020
Discovery Institute, Economics

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Check out Director of Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty Christopher Rufo's newest film tonight on PBS World. The film will air at 6 PM and again at 10 PM (pacific time). If you are unable to catch the film tonight or can't find it in your area, the film is also available for free online. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
October 27, 2020
Discovery Institute

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The Price of Panic

_{Discovery Institute
October 27, 2020
Discovery Institute

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The last several months have been unlike anything we have ever seen as the world has gone through great lengths to slow the spread of COVID-19. The policy of lockdowns and mass quarantines were widely adopted but each passing day begs the question, did we take the right approach? Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
October 19, 2020
Economics

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State-enforced Racial Segregation — by Progressives

_{Christopher Rufo
October 19, 2020
Economics

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State-sanctioned racial segregation ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 but has recently returned in an unlikely place: government agencies in Seattle. According to new whistleblower documents I’ve reviewed, at least three public agencies in the region have implemented race-segregated diversity trainings. Read More ›

Handcuffed doctor. Medical crime concept, closeup

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 14, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

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Ideology in Science is Destroying Trust

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 14, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

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Science should never be tainted by ideology. After all, science isn’t supposed to be about political beliefs but is a powerful method for learning about and understanding the physical universe. Read More ›

Female doctor analyzing liquid in test tube

^{Gary N. Smith
October 12, 2020
Intelligent Design

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The Decline Effect

_{Gary N. Smith
October 12, 2020
Intelligent Design

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Random variation, post-hoc fallacies, and data mining mean that “proven” treatments often decline in apparent effectiveness when released to the general public. Read More ›