Declaration of Independence

^{John G. West
March 3, 2026
Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life

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Endowed by Our Creator

_{John G. West
March 3, 2026
Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life

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In this timely book, political scientist John G. West explores the original meaning of the Declaration and shows how its propositions drew support from both the Bible and early modern science. He then documents how science was later misused to overturn the Declaration’s teaching on equality, subvert its understanding of liberty, and justify the creation of a technocratic state that regulates us from cradle to grave. Finally, he reveals new scientific discoveries that are pointing us back to the truths expressed in the Declaration — and he explains why it is urgent that our culture recover them. Read More ›

Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site

^{Scott S. Powell
January 10, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: A Celebration of the Redemption of America’s Principles

_{Scott S. Powell
January 10, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Nearly 200 years after the vision expressed in the Declaration of Independence, and nearly 100 years after the bloody Civil War and Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Martin Luther King Jr. answered the call and ultimately sacrificed his life to finish the work he described as making people, “free at last, free at last.” Read More ›

Close-up Of Hand Holding American Flag Against Sea During Sunset

^{Scott S. Powell
July 3, 2021
Discovery Institute

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The Ideas Behind July 4th

_{Scott S. Powell
July 3, 2021
Discovery Institute

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Most Americans celebrating the July 4th holiday today underappreciate or have forgotten that it was the sheer power of the ideas in the Declaration of Independence that was the determining factor for the Americans in winning the War of Independence. Read More ›

Black Lives Matter Protest in Auburn, WA

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 3, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

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Racism Violates Human Exceptionalism

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 3, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

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As the country mourns the awful killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we should reflect on the importance of human exceptionalism in fighting the poison of bigotry in all its forms. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 3, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

3}

Racism Violates Human Exceptionalism

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 3, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

3}

As the country mourns the awful killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we should reflect on the importance of human exceptionalism in fighting the poison of bigotry in all its forms. Read More ›

^{Richard Rahn
July 10, 2003
Economics

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Scripting Iraq’s Future

_{Richard Rahn
July 10, 2003
Economics

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Should Americans write the new Iraqi constitution? Should Americans determine how Iraq is governed in the future? We Americans have a legitimate interest in making sure the new Iraqi constitution will protect the liberties of the people, and result in their future prosperity and a successful state. To those ends, we should insist on certain constitutional standards and safeguards before Read More ›