covid-19

Back to school. Cute asian pupil girl with backpack holding her mother hand and going to school in vintage color tone

^{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Education}

Challenging the Educational Establishment

_{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Education}

Private schools view parents as their customers. But, as a whole, public schools operate as if parents are an unwanted intrusion into their ability to deliver education. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 8, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

The World Rages at Russia’s Evil Actions—but Shrugs at China’s

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 8, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Ukraine is the immediate crisis, to be sure. But over the long term, the Middle Kingdom poses a far greater peril. Our policies going forward need to reflect that threatening reality. Read More ›

^{Jay Bhattacharya
March 2, 2022}

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on COVID-19, Authentic Public Health, and the Biosecurity State

_{Jay Bhattacharya
March 2, 2022}

The COVID pandemic has been one of the most politically and culturally divisive events in American history. Which seems odd. Usually, a universal external threat unite societies and rallies populations to focus on the common foe. Instead, American society fractured into different tribes, which often coincided with our preexisting political factionalism. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 1, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on COVID-19, Authentic Public Health, and the Biosecurity State

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 1, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

The COVID pandemic has been one of the most politically and culturally divisive events in American history. Which seems odd. Usually, a universal external threat unite societies and rallies populations to focus on the common foe. Instead, American society fractured into different tribes, which often coincided with our preexisting political factionalism. Read More ›

^{The Bradley Center
February 24, 2022
Artificial Intelligence}

Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe

_{The Bradley Center
February 24, 2022
Artificial Intelligence}

Setting the annus horribilis of 2020 in historical perspective, Niall Ferguson explains why we are getting worse, not better, at handling disasters. The lessons of history that this country — indeed the West as a whole — urgently need to learn, if we want to handle the next crisis better, and to avoid the ultimate doom of irreversible decline. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
February 12, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

Can Britain’s Trump Survive?

_{Debra J. Saunders
February 12, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

The parallels between American and British politics make many Brits nervous — especially when it comes to brash Prime Minister Boris Johnson and boastful former President Donald Trump. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
February 8, 2022
Economics}

Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy And Our Freedom

_{Bill Walton
February 8, 2022
Economics}

On this episode we’re talking with economist Steve Moore about his terrific new book Govzilla. It’s a sobering, yet easy to read, tale of the gigantic expansion of government over the last 50 years, and especially over the last two years since COVID hit. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 7, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

The New York Times Is Unfit to Be ‘The Newspaper of Record’

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 7, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Perhaps the time has come for the paper to change its masthead motto to reflect its true approach to journalism: “All the news that we see fit to print.” Read More ›

Francis Collins at the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory — President Joe Biden tours the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Bethesda, Maryland. From left, Deputy Director of the NIH NIAAID Vaccine Research Center Dr. Barney Graham, Chief Medical Adviser to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and Senior Research Fellow and Coronavirus Team Lead at the NIAIC Vaccine Research Center Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 1, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Ideological Scientists Created the Science Credibility Gap

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 1, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Contemporary societies require trustworthy sources of expertise. But trusting “the experts” is no longer a given. We need a scientific community that bridges political divides. But rebuilding that trust infrastructure will require the scientific community to eschew ideology and pursue truth objectively, without regard to favored cultural priorities or desired partisan outcomes. Read More ›

Female Teacher With Two Elementary School Pupils Wearing Uniform Using Digital Tablet At Desk

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 27, 2022
Education}

Charters are Solid Alternatives to Traditional Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 27, 2022
Education}

House Bills 1591 and 1962 would address the two major weaknesses in Washington’s charter school laws. If passed, more charter schools could be created, and charter public schools would receive funding equal to traditional public schools. Read More ›