covid-19

^{Debra J. Saunders
June 6, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Bad Election Rules and Stupid Media Tricks

_{Debra J. Saunders
June 6, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste, the saying goes. So Democrats have been working to make state election law changes implemented to make voting safer during COVID-19 both permanent and broader. And they’re pushing federal legislation to impose their methods on unwilling states. Read More ›

Bored High School Pupil Slumped On Desk In Classroom

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 18, 2021
Education}

It’s Past Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 18, 2021
Education}

K-12 public education, already in crisis pre-COVID-19, is on a steep downward trajectory — with the severe lack of instruction time, staggering learning loss, alarming dropout numbers, and serious student disengagement. With half of the schools closed nationwide a full year without providing in-person instruction, and only returning with reduced instruction hours despite heaps of additional funding, it’s overdue time for a K-12 redesign. Read More ›

vial, covid-19, coronavirus vaccine ampoule, bottle for injection with syringe

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Stealing Vaccine Patents Would Be a Big Mistake

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Patent protection is crucial to the free-market system and essential to continuing medical innovation. Whatever immediate benefit might be derived by stealing the vaccine would ultimately be more than offset by the new drugs never brought to market and vaccines not invented. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
April 16, 2021
Economics}

How the Culture and Politics of China have Fundamentally Changed

_{Scott S. Powell
April 16, 2021
Economics}

This is part one of Discovery Institute Senior Fellow's three-part discussions with China expert Bill Perry. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2021
Education}

Washington’s Students are Losing in this Power Struggle

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2021
Education}

Governor Inslee and Superintendent Reykdal, responsible for K-12 public education throughout Washington State, are personally experiencing the business side of the monster they’ve until now tried to appease — the Washington Education Association (WEA). Read More ›

P20210121AS-0485: President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, to the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 18, 2021
Education}

$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 18, 2021
Education}

President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education}

$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education}

President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

The used medical face mask hangs on the wood lecture chairs in the empty classroom. Concept during the Coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak and pandemic in the 2020s. Back to school concept.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education}

Perfect Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education}

K-12 public education, already in crisis pre-COVID-19, is on a steep downward trajectory — with the severe lack of instruction time, staggering learning loss, alarming dropout numbers, and serious student disengagement. With half of the schools closed nationwide, just six weeks shy of a full year of no in-person instruction, it's the perfect time for a K-12 redesign. Read More ›

coronavirus fears close schools worldwide amid the virus pandemic outbreak, school closed or shutdown concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 28, 2021
Education}

Time to Expand Our Reach

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 28, 2021
Education}

The coronavirus pandemic, which brought schools nationwide to a sudden close, half of which have yet to reopen, has shaken up K-12 public education. Yet with this setback, we also have an opportunity to provide meaningful, lasting transformation to our education system to a greater degree. Read More ›

Vaccination concept. Female doctor vaccinating young man

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 21, 2021
Education}

Teachers & Vaccines: Debate & Demands

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 21, 2021
Education}

The emotionally charged feelings surrounding COVID-19, largely linked with politics, are nowhere stronger than in the discussion about K-12 public school reopenings. As we now experience a transition of the U.S. presidency from Republican to Democratic hands, the vastly differing viewpoints remain as strong as ever. Read More ›