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^{Wesley J. Smith
March 12, 2020
Human Exceptionalism}

Biden’s Coronavirus Adviser Wants to Die at 75

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 12, 2020
Human Exceptionalism}

Joe Biden has announced the creation of a “Public Health Advisory Committee,” consisting of Democratic experts to advise him about how to best grapple with the coronavirus during the campaign. The bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel — the most famous person on the committee — made headlines a few years ago by writing that he wants to die at age 75 before becoming "feeble, ineffectual". Joe Biden is 77. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
March 10, 2020
Economics}

Bill Walton and Steve Moore on the Trump Economy

_{Bill Walton
March 10, 2020
Economics}

Last week I interviewed economist Steve Moore at a conference with conservative leaders. While the capital markets sell-off and bad coronavirus news had not yet had hit galeforce levels, as it has this week, they were looming. I’m posting this to remind us that even in the face of fierce headwinds, the United States has entered this troubling time riding Read More ›

^{Michael J. Behe
March 10, 2020
Intelligent Design}

Evolution, Design, and COVID-19

_{Michael J. Behe
March 10, 2020
Intelligent Design}

With respect to the coronavirus epidemic and evolution, the bottom line is that, while of course the virus is dangerous, the situation can be compared to a strong storm on the ocean. The waves may be huge and the surface roiling, but the deeper waters continue as they always have, essentially undisturbed. In a similar way, although superficially it changes very rapidly, some researchers think that the coronavirus and many other virus types have remained basically the same for tens of millions of years. Read More ›

Rest in Peace Posters of Dr Li Wenliang, who warned authorities about the coronovirus outbreak seen at Hosier Lane in Melbourne, Australia. Hosier Lane is known for its street art.

^{Heather Zeiger
February 1, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Censorship? But Coronavirus Doesn’t Care!

_{Heather Zeiger
February 1, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Coronavirus provides a test. The Chinese Communist Party offers mainland Chinese people security and prosperity in exchange for the sacrifice of personal freedom. But when the government cannot uphold its end of the agreement — security — the people may become less tolerant of the human rights violations. And the age of information makes it much easier to discover them. Read More ›

Real baby being vaccinated with a syringe in the thigh by a pediatrician doctor to avoid the spread of diseases.

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 11, 2017
Human Exceptionalism}

The Young and the Vulnerable

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 11, 2017
Human Exceptionalism}

When I was a small boy, polio terrified me. Each year, it would strike thousands of children like me — and you never knew when or where it would hit next. In the 1952 epidemic, a very bad year, there were nearly 60,000 reported cases in the United States and more than 3,000 deaths. Summer was the worst time, and Read More ›