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Evolution as a Political Speed Trap

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Two kinds of issues are tough to handle in politics: ones where people use the same words to mean different things and ones where there are issues wrapped within issues. Evolution is both of those things, and also can be emotional–rather than logical–for both atheists and theists alike.

Today’s American Spectator contains a column by Jay Richards and David Klinghoffer on “the speed trap” of presidential politics. Their advice is sympathetic and sound.
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Bruce Chapman

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Discovery Institute
Bruce Chapman has had a long career in American politics and public policy at the city, state, national, and international levels. Elected to the Seattle City Council and as Washington State's Secretary of State, he also served in several leadership posts in the Reagan administration, including ambassador. In 1991, he founded the public policy think tank Discovery Institute, where he currently serves as Chairman of the Board and director of the Chapman Center on Citizen Leadership.

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