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^{Scott S. Powell
September 18, 2020
Economics}

The 2020 Election Asks: Do You Want the People Who Believe America is Racist in Charge?

_{Scott S. Powell
September 18, 2020
Economics}

Surveying the urban war zones, property destruction, and the shuttered businesses across so many American cities, many wonder, “Just how did we get here, and will we ever regain normalcy?” Those two questions loom over the November election, but what’s really at stake is a choice between civilization and chaos. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
September 10, 2020
Economics}

Christopher Rufo Vs. The CRT Goliath

_{Christopher Rufo
September 10, 2020
Economics}

My hero last week was Christopher Rufo, the young independent investigative journalist who revealed racist anti-white employee training going on at Sandia National Labs, and who made it onto Tucker Carlson’s show to talk about it. Result: a couple of days later, President Trump, acting through OMB Director Russell Vought, ordered the federal government to end training about “Critical Race Theory” and “white privilege.” Read More ›

^{David Klinghoffer
June 15, 2020
Intelligent Design}

Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

_{David Klinghoffer
June 15, 2020
Intelligent Design}

Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Read More ›

Black Lives Matter Protest in Auburn, WA

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

Racism Violates Human Exceptionalism

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

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}

Racism Violates Human Exceptionalism

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

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 ›

Computer Engineer and Scientists Create Neural Network at His Workstation. Office is Full of Displays Showing 3D Representations of Neural Networks.

^{Denyse O'Leary
November 12, 2019
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

How Algorithms Can Seem Racist

_{Denyse O'Leary
November 12, 2019
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Some of the recent conflicts around algorithms and ethnicity are flubs that social media entrepreneurs will regret. Others may endanger life. Read More ›

^{Denyse O'Leary
October 3, 2019
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Has AI Been Racist?

_{Denyse O'Leary
October 3, 2019
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Just any available data swatched into systems may embody prejudices that only become evident in use. Read More ›

^{John G. West
February 20, 2019
Intelligent Design}

From Human Zoos, College Students Learn the Consequences of Scientific Racism

_{John G. West
February 20, 2019
Intelligent Design}

One of the rewarding experiences that go with creating a film is doing live screenings and being able to interact in a personal way with viewers during Q&A. Read More ›

^{John G. West
February 19, 2019
Intelligent Design}

Human Zoos

_{John G. West
February 19, 2019
Intelligent Design}

Human Zoos tells the shocking story of how thousands of indigenous peoples were put on public display in America in the early decades of the twentieth century. Often touted as “missing links” between man and apes, these native peoples were harassed and demeaned. Their public display was arranged with the enthusiastic support of the most elite members of the scientific Read More ›

John West participating in post-screening discussion at First Baptist Church, Athens, TX.

^{John G. West
February 18, 2019
Intelligent Design}

Seeking Racial Reconciliation in the Heart of Texas at a Screening of Human Zoos

_{John G. West
February 18, 2019
Intelligent Design}

On a cold but sunny Sunday afternoon on Martin Luther King Day weekend, I found myself deep in the heart of Texas. I was visiting the town of Athens, 73 miles southeast of Dallas, for a screening of my documentary Human Zoos at First Baptist Church. The film has just been posted to YouTube after previously being shown on cable television and released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Amazon Prime. Human Zoos communicates Read More ›