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March 2, 2022

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

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March 2, 2022

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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

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

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March 1, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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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 ›

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February 24, 2022
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe

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February 24, 2022
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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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

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Can Britain’s Trump Survive?

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

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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

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

_{Bill Walton
February 8, 2022
Economics

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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

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

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

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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

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Ideological Scientists Created the Science Credibility Gap

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

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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

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Charters are Solid Alternatives to Traditional Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 27, 2022
Education

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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 ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
January 23, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Youngkin Rips Off the School Mask Mandate

_{Debra J. Saunders
January 23, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Newly minted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed nine executive orders and two directives that, among other things, ended a mandate that state employees be vaccinated and a school mask mandate. He embraced the radical idea of allowing parents to decide if their children mask up in the classroom, effective Jan. 24. Read More ›

Kid with school backpack look on schoolyard towards an open entrance or exit door. Schools and preschools remain locked for children during lockdown, coronavirus pandemic and second wave of covid-19.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education

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Despite the Known Harm, Schools Shutdown Yet Again

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education

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At least 5,506 schools opted not to provide in-person learning when schools resumed the week of January 3. With closures primarily occurring in large urban districts, the number of students and families negatively impacted by this latest disruption to education is enormous. Read More ›

Asian tourist man walking on the old and broken wood bridge

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education

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What Will It Take to Put U.S. K-12 Education on a Better Path?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education

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Parents want the student learning loss remedied. They are no longer satisfied with the ineffective one-size-fits-all approach. What will it take to make up for the learning loss and set the United States’ K-12 education system on a better trajectory? Read More ›

Coronavirus pandemic statistics on screen. Number of Covid 19 cases rising. Map data showing increasing numbers of Corona virus pandemic infected cases. international statistics. Health care concept.

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 14, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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Discovery Institute’s Wesley J. Smith Breaks Down Ezekiel Emanuel’s New COVID Approach

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January 14, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith joined Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on Chicago's AM 560 The Answer to break down Ezekiel Emanuel's new approach towards COVID-19, expressed in a recent column in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read More ›