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December 13, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Dr. J. Benjamin Hurlbut on science, restoring public trust, and transcending ideology

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December 13, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

There was a time when the fields of “science” and “public health” were not controversial. There were good reasons for that widespread public trust. Read More ›

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December 1, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Fauci’s Claim to ‘Represent Science’ is Anti-Science

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December 1, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Just when you thought Dr. Anthony Fauci couldn’t do any more harm in the fight against COVID: He just appeared on CBS’s Sunday interview program Face the Nation and ridiculously claimed that criticizing him presents “a distinct anti-science flavor because I represent science.” Read More ›

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November 2, 2021
Education}

Misguided Mandate Will Cost Washington State

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November 2, 2021
Education}

Get vaccinated or get fired. This was the ultimatum issued by Washington State Governor Jay Inslee in August that took effect on October 18, impacting thousands of the state’s public servants and community heroes — doctors, nurses, firefighters, police officers, schoolteachers, and beyond. Read More ›

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^{Wesley J. Smith
November 1, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Vaccine Mandates are an Exploding Cigar

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November 1, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

In short, treat us like free Americans. Not only will that promote comity, but I believe it would also make skeptics more likely to accept the shot. And here’s a big bonus: No national exploding cigar. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 12, 2021
Education}

It’s Not Only Students Taking Flight from Public Schools

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October 12, 2021
Education}

Over one and a half million students fled public K-12 schools this fall. The sharp decline in student enrollment has not been the only blow to public schools. Employee shortages in schools abound in all 50 states. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 9, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

A Mandate Martyr

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October 9, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

The more I observe the establishment’s moral panic over COVID vaccines, the greater my belief that mandates are less about establishing beneficial public health policy and more about enabling an emerging technocracy to assume authoritarian control. Read More ›

^{John G. West
October 8, 2021
Faith & Science}

NIH Director Francis Collins Isn’t A National Treasure, He’s A National Disgrace

_{John G. West
October 8, 2021
Faith & Science}

For more than 12 years, Collins served his purpose at NIH by providing cover for the secularists to do what they wanted to do anyway. That’s not something to celebrate. It’s something to grieve. 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.

^{John G. West
September 29, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Francis Collins’ Rhetoric About the Unvaccinated is Anything but Christian

_{John G. West
September 29, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Francis Collins is Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He also is the most well-known evangelical Christian in the federal science establishment. But his recent rhetoric is anything but Christian. Read More ›

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September 21, 2021
Education}

Public School Tactics Feed Private School Enrollment

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

After enrollment declining significantly nationwide over the past few decades due to rising tuition prices and economic recession periods, private schools are currently experiencing a season of unanticipated growth. Read More ›

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^{Wesley J. Smith
August 31, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Questioning Vaccine Mandates

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August 31, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

If a free society is to remain worthy of the name, persuasion—not coercion—must be the watchword. Because if COVID becomes the excuse for government and Big Business to exert such extreme control, even greater intrusions on civil liberties will surely follow. Once power is grabbed, the grabbers rarely let go. Read More ›