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President Donald J. Trump signs the Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week 2020 Proclamation Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, during the White House Conference on American History at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C

^{Christopher Rufo
October 4, 2020
Economics}

Christopher Rufo in the Wall Street Journal: The Truth About Critical Race Theory

_{Christopher Rufo
October 4, 2020
Economics}

Moderator Chris Wallace asked President Trump during last week’s debate why he “directed federal agencies to end racial-sensitivity training that addresses white privilege or critical race theory.” Mr. Trump answered: “I ended it because it’s racist.” Participants “were asked to do things that were absolutely insane,” he explained. “They were teaching people to hate our country.” Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
October 2, 2020
Economics}

“Safe Injection Sites” Aren’t Safe, Effective or Wise. Just Ask Canadians

_{Christopher Rufo
October 2, 2020
Economics}

If you've never heard of "safe injection sites" — public facilities for drug users to consume heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine under the supervision of medical staff — you probably will soon. In cities such as Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco, drug legalization activists have launched a campaign to create such sites. Read More ›

A humanoid robot waiter carries a tray of food and drinks in a restaurant. Artificial intelligence replaces maintenance staff. The concept of the future. 3D rendering

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 2, 2020
Education, Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

The Future of Work is Coming — Will U.S. Graduates Be Ready?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 2, 2020
Education, Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Will the U.S. education system adequately prepare graduates with the skills and knowledge necessary for the future of work? Read More ›

^{George Gilder and Jay W. Richards
October 2, 2020
Economics}

George Gilder, Wealth & Poverty 40 Years Later

_{George Gilder and Jay W. Richards
October 2, 2020
Economics}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Jay Richards interviews George Gilder, Discovery Institute co-founder, author, and technology futurist, regarding his ground-breaking best-seller, Wealth and Poverty, and how the principles of capitalism articulated in the book are as applicable today as they have ever been.

desperate man in silhouette sitting on the bed with hands on head

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 1, 2020
Human Exceptionalism}

Autonomy or Abandoning the Mentally Ill?

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 1, 2020
Human Exceptionalism}

A U.K. woman with anorexia is in danger of starving to death and courts there will not allow force-feeding to save her life because she has decision-making capacity. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
September 30, 2020
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

Dallas Conference on Science & Faith — 2021

_{The Center for Science and Culture
September 30, 2020
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

Does our universe point to God? Do molecules show evidence of foresight? Were humans produced through an unguided evolutionary process or by intelligent design? Explore these questions and more at the third annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, sponsored by Discovery Institute on March 13, 2021. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 29, 2020
Education}

Factory Model Education Ignores Varied Learning Readiness

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 29, 2020
Education}

It's time to close the achievement gap by scrapping the ineffective cookie-cutter learning model. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Bartlett
September 26, 2020
Intelligent Design, Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Elon Musk Tweet Shows Why Many Doubt Origin of Life Studies

_{Jonathan Bartlett
September 26, 2020
Intelligent Design, Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Creating a machine that manufactures or a cell that reproduces is much harder than creating a prototype of either. It’s a search for a search. Read More ›

^{Mind Matters News
September 26, 2020
Intelligent Design}

Did the Smart Machines Destroy the Aliens Who Invented Them?

_{Mind Matters News
September 26, 2020
Intelligent Design}

The Beserker hypothesis suggests that we haven’t heard from alien civilizations because they’ve been wiped out by their own killer robots. Well, what if robotics ran amok … Read More ›

^{Edmund C. Moy
September 21, 2020
Economics}

The Story of Money

_{Edmund C. Moy
September 21, 2020
Economics}

Ed Moy, former Director of the U.S. Mint, shares five vignettes (“four births and a death”), which illustrate the evolution of modern concepts of money. Read More ›