covid-19

Apocalyptic landscape
Ruins of a city. Apocalyptic landscape.3d illustration concept
George Gilder
August 24, 2021
Economics

Doomed to Succeed

George Gilder
August 24, 2021
Economics
Is modern life a doom machine? Do urbanization, international trade, air transport, immigration, tourism, and travel expose humans to an ever-growing threat of plagues and catastrophes? Are we killing ourselves through our cosmopolitan bustle of business, technology, immigration, cultural exchange, agriculture, and exogamous sex? Read More ›
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Cartoon robot sitting in line with human applicants for a job interview
Andrew McDiarmid
August 19, 2021
Technology

The Limits of Talking to a Machine

Andrew McDiarmid
August 19, 2021
Technology
Our technology—the machines built with our art and skill—can better humanity in amazing ways. But machines can’t replace our need for each other Read More ›
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Elementary School Science Teacher Uses Interactive Digital Whiteboard to Show Classroom Full of Children how Software Programming works for Robotics. Science Class, Curious Kids Listening Attentively
Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2021
Education

Competition Is Good for Customers, but Would it Benefit Schools?

Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2021
Education
Competition benefits consumers and is viewed as advantageous to them within the marketplace. However, when it comes to K-12 education in our country, competition is the outlier. Read More ›
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People raising fist with unfocused background in a pacifist protest against racism demanding justice
Wesley J. Smith
June 24, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

The Perils of Declaring Racism a ‘Public Health Emergency’

Wesley J. Smith
June 24, 2021
Human Exceptionalism
With COVID-19 apparently on the wane, the technocrats who eagerly seized upon the pandemic to justify hobbling American liberty now advocate declaring racism a “public health emergency.” Read More ›
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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 ›
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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 ›