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Jaime Escalante: Why a Heroic Teacher Matters to Intelligent Design

Anyone who has studied the history of IQ testing and eugenics will recognize the weaponization of low expectations against people deemed inferior. Read More ›
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“My Public Education Was Ruined,” Weeps Dover High Grad

A bit melodramatic, perhaps? Attorney and geologist Casey Luskin, who was present for part of the Dover trial, has this to say. Read More ›
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Philosopher Steve Fuller on Science, Censorship, and the “Church of Darwin”

The conversation delves into the institutional censorship within modern science, where ID concepts are effectively barred from professional journals. Read More ›
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Against Anti-LLM and Anti-AI Absolutism

Doug Smith has been a software developer for three decades. He writes extensively about the impact of technology on culture. Read More ›
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Creepy Crawly Complexity: Kate Kavanaugh on the Intelligent Design of Insects

Far from being mere nuisances, these creatures function as tiny engineers that elegantly solve complex problems to sustain global ecosystems. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 5, “Discovery Institute Supported Dover School Board Policy”

Both Judge John E. Jones and the media have promoted the myth that Discovery was somehow behind the events that sparked the case. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 9, “The ID Movement Had Its Day in Court”

Judge Jones lumped Dover’s policy with the intelligent design movement, as if they were inextricably linked. Read More ›
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 10, “The Intelligent Design Movement Died After Dover”

In December 2005, Judge John E. Jones ruled that intelligent design is not science, but religion. Critics predicted this would mean the end of the ID movement. Read More ›
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Scopes in Reverse: A History of Evolution Education in U.S. Public Schools

Undoubtedly there will be more court cases and curriculum battles in the future over how to teach evolution. Read More ›
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Dover Days: A Fatuous Decision Is About to Turn 20 Years Old

Judge Jones looked my way, and his expression seemed full of fellow feeling, as if to say, “Don’t sweat it. I’m all about free speech. I’ve got your back.”  Read More ›

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