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Discovery Institute
December 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Economics

Leading Economist and Developer of Time-Prices, Dr. Gale Pooley Appointed as a Fellow of Discovery Institute

Discovery Institute
December 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Economics

Seattle — Discovery Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gale L. Pooley to serve as a fellow with the Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty. “Gale Pooley is the world leader in the most important movement in contemporary economics — based on the recognition that wealth is knowledge, money is time, and the only true prices are Read More ›

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Andrew McDiarmid
October 21, 2019
Intelligent Design

Stephen Meyer Gets Animated in New PragerU Video

Andrew McDiarmid
October 21, 2019
Intelligent Design
Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection has, with some modifications, been embraced as unassailable by the science community over the last century. So much so that evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has famously stated that “If you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane.” But is that right? In a new PragerU video, Stephen Meyer answers that question by presenting two big reasons to doubt the evolutionary account of life’s origins – the Cambrian explosion and the DNA enigma. The animated video is a nice summary of Meyer’s book-length treatments of those two problems. And at under 6 minutes, the video makes a great conversation starter! Read More ›
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Bruce Chapman
June 26, 2019
Citizen Leadership

We Need to Bring Back Real Debates in America

Bruce Chapman
June 26, 2019
Citizen Leadership
The televised Democratic presidential sound byte pageants will not be true debates by any realistic standard. They are reminiscent of the 2016 Republican primaries that started with 16 candidates preening on a platform and enduring “gotcha” questions by reporters/moderators trying to get themselves into the news story. Until the nominee field narrows, these shows are almost a parody of real debates in the Lincoln-Douglas or Oxford Union manner. That’s too bad. We need to bring back real debates in America, and not just among candidates. Name the issue (climate change, foreign interference in our elections, abortion, immigration, tariffs, privacy online, the future of artificial intelligence, the meaning of “free speech,” whatever): Americans are badly divided. Since media and politicians often operate in inward-looking communities, they tend to ignore or distort views that differ from their own. In this environment, mere calls for greater civility don’t work. What can work is facing issues straight on and together. Read More ›
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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 ›
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Human Zoos Showing at Kennedy-King College
Evolution News
October 21, 2018
Intelligent Design

With Screenings in Chicago, New Documentary Human Zoos Prompts Discussion, Debate

Evolution News
October 21, 2018
Intelligent Design
Discovery Institute Senior Fellow John West was in the Chicago area this past week for public screenings of his new documentary Human Zoos at Wheaton College, Olivet Nazarene University, and Kennedy-King College, as well as for the taping of a local TV show about the film. Read More ›
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President Donald J. Trump waves to the crowd while exiting Air Force 1 at St. Louis Lambert International Airport Nov. 29, 2017. President Donald J. Trump exits Air Force One in St. Charles, MO.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chad Gorecki
Scott S. Powell
May 10, 2018
Economics, Foreign Policy

For President Trump, Better To Focus On Results Than On Appearance

Scott S. Powell
May 10, 2018
Economics, Foreign Policy

Preoccupation with form over substance combined with denial and avoidance behavior are the chief causes of human failure — from the individual and family right up to the national level. World War II became inevitable because of denial by the British, French and Americans that Hitler meant what he said in “Mein Kampf” and was rearming to carry it out.  Read More ›

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Thom Hartmann, author and talk show host, speaks at the 2010 Chicago Green Festival.
Photo by Chris Eaves via Wikipedia (CC BY 2.0)
Discovery Institute
August 26, 2013
Intelligent Design

Stephen Meyer on the Thom Hartmann Program

Discovery Institute
August 26, 2013
Intelligent Design

Hartmann interviews Dr. Meyer about science. What is the criticism regarding modern science? Listen in to hear Dr. Stephen Meyer’s answers. Stephen Meyer is the author of The New York Times best selling book Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the case for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, 2013). For more information on the book and to order your Read More ›