Declaration of Independence

^{John G. West and Ben Carson
May 25, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Created Equal with Dr. Ben Carson

_{John G. West and Ben Carson
May 25, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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In conversation with John G. West, renowned surgeon Dr. Ben Carson shares his view that faith and science are not in conflict, and that believing in evolution requires more faith than believing in God as creator. Read More ›

John West speaks at the 2026 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith.

^{John G. West
May 11, 2026
Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life

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Is America a Creedal Nation? The Real Meaning of the Declaration of Independence

_{John G. West
May 11, 2026
Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life

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America is unique in being founded on a shared set of ideas — especially the Declaration of Independence — which asserts human equality, natural rights, and government by consent. John G. West argues that the founders grounded these principles in both biblical belief and reason, believing humans to be equal in seven key ways, despite obvious differences. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
May 4, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Seven Ways “All Men Are Created Equal”

_{The Center for Science and Culture
May 4, 2026
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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In the Declaration of Independence, America’s Founders proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” But is their claim really true? And what did the Founders actually mean? In this video, learn the seven ways America’s Founders thought all humans are created equal. This video is adapted from the book Endowed by Our Creator: The Bible, Science, and the Battle for Read More ›

^{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

6}

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

6}

The Ideas Behind July 4th

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

6}

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

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 ›

^{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

5}

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 ›