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^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education}

When Remote Learning Works

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education}

When the coronavirus took the world by surprise in the early months of 2020, schools were among the first entities to close their doors, ceasing operations as normal. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
December 31, 2020
Economics}

The Bill Walton Show: Silver Linings

_{Bill Walton
December 31, 2020
Economics}

As we wrap up one of the most chaotic years in modern memory, members of the BWS team gather virtually to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on our lives. What will the future hold when it comes to masks? The economy? Life in general? While 2020 is one most of us would like to forget, we manage to find several “silver linings” heading into 2021. Read More ›

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

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

The Changing Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner

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

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 ›

Authentic school grounds. School backpacks and bags piled up outside a run down looking classroom. Lesson learning taking place inside room.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 22, 2020
Education}

A Mass Educational Exodus

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 22, 2020
Education}

School closures began last March, and today over half of K-12 public schools remain closed to in-person learning. According to a report from Bellwether Education Partners, upwards of three million students have cut ties with schooling. Read More ›

Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving holiday celebration. Flat-lay of friends feasting at Thanksgiving Day table with turkey, pumpkin pie, roasted vegetables, fruit, rose wine, top view

^{Wesley J. Smith
November 22, 2020
Human Exceptionalism}

This Thanksgiving Is Time for a ‘Great National COVID Repentance’

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 22, 2020
Human Exceptionalism}

The CDC has requested that we stay home for Thanksgiving. That’s a bitter pill. But to the CDC’s credit, it did not attempt to impose a legally enforceable travel ban. Rather, the agency treated Americans as adults capable of making appropriate decisions. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
October 27, 2020
Discovery Institute}

The Price of Panic

_{Discovery Institute
October 27, 2020
Discovery Institute}

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 ›

Handcuffed doctor. Medical crime concept, closeup

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

Ideology in Science is Destroying Trust

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

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 ›

^{Christopher Rufo
October 9, 2020
Economics}

Lab Coat Tyranny

_{Christopher Rufo
October 9, 2020
Economics}

Public health authorities in California have unveiled a plan that requires counties to meet new “health equity metrics” in order to emerge from the current Covid-19 lockdowns. It’s a broad experiment in social justice. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Wells
May 7, 2020
Intelligent Design}

Evolution ID and the Coronavirus : Jonathan Wells Explains – ID The Future Podcast

_{Jonathan Wells
May 7, 2020
Intelligent Design}

On this episode of ID the Future, biologist and Discovery Institute senior fellow Jonathan Wells tackles questions of evolution and intelligent design as they relate to the novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2. Is it the product of evolution, in the sense of Darwin’s Origin of Species? Wells argues to the contrary: It’s not a new species; in fact viruses aren’t even Read More ›