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NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., speaks at the 2017 Rare Disease Day at NIH.

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John G. West

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March 10, 2025

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Francis Collins Stands Up for DEI, High Overhead, and Unethical Research?

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At least Collins has made it harder to ignore his real agenda by appearing at this partisan political rally. Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

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March 6, 2025

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Stockholm Syndrome: Francis Collins and the Unborn

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Collins is a role model for aspiring young Christians, right? John West says, not so fast. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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March 5, 2025

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Let’s Not Forget About That Covid Commission

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March 5, 2025

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When speaking of the disaster that began to unfold in 2020, do you refer to it as the Covid “pandemic” or the Covid “lockdowns and vaccine mandates”? Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

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March 4, 2025

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Human Exceptionalism
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Clinical Psychologist Supports Human Exceptionalism

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March 4, 2025

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Gregg Henriques, a secular humanist, has developed an approach that accepts human exceptionalism without denying that animals have mental abilities. Read More ›

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February 27, 2025

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China Leads the World in Retracted Science Papers

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Seven of the Top Ten retraction hotspots are in China but India, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia also make an appearance. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

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February 27, 2025

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Claim: Only Doctors Can Prevent Global Warming

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February 27, 2025

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Science, medical, and bioethics journals are setting themselves up as the new political resistance. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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February 24, 2025

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A Useful Christian: John West on Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

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February 24, 2025

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There are Stockholm syndrome Jews as well — you’ll see them parading with “anti-Zionist” groups on campus and in the street. Read More ›

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William A. Dembski

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February 21, 2025

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Dawkins and Picard Win This Year’s Trotter Prize

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February 21, 2025

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A reflection on the 2025 Trotter Prize Lecture delivered by Oxford's Richard Dawkins and MIT's Rosalind Picard. Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith

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February 19, 2025

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Defending Human Exceptionalism in Munich

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February 19, 2025

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This matters tremendously because human exceptionalism is the necessary predicate to universal human rights. Read More ›

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John G. West

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February 17, 2025

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Darwin, Kinsey, and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

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February 17, 2025

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Perhaps the figure most responsible for the breakdown of traditional sexual ethics in Western culture was a Harvard-trained evolutionary zoologist. Read More ›