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“Malinformation” — Another Sinister Neologism from the Folks Who Specialize in Them

The government got lots of support from an academic elite that was anxious to introduce Newspeak terms including “malinformation.” Read More ›
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McGill University Refutes Pop-Psychology Claim that Humans Have a “Lizard Brain”

The false belief traces back to the fact that Carl Sagan was one of its strongest proponents. Read More ›
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Endowed with Spontaneity: Celebrating Human Freedom

That’s 1930s-German-philosopher-speak for the power and freedom human beings have to know themselves, be known to others, and be active agents in the world. Read More ›
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Speech, Laughter, and Intelligent Design

A widely publicized thesis around ape and human laughter falls so woefully short that it forces an evaluation of other possibilities. Read More ›
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Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design

Today on Independence Day, it is appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens. Read More ›
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The Science of Darwin and Marx Provides No Support for “Unalienable Rights”

Voltaire said that madness is to have erroneous perceptions and to reason correctly from them. Read More ›
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West, Boreing, Metaxas on the Woke Right Versus the Character of the Founders

It’s surprising that no definite name has yet attached itself to this poisonous brew. Read More ›
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John West on Jeremy Boreing Show, Today at 2 PM: Birthright Citizenship and America 250

The Jeremy Boreing Show is smart, provocative, and has its head screwed on straight — somewhat of a rarity today. Read More ›
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Celebrate America 250 — With the Science of the American Founding

If you are really short on time, all these themes are compressed into in an effective image, above, that you can click on, read, and share through social media. Read More ›
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Is Government’s Relationship with Science “Crumbling”?

The people who do not trust science today would probably like to be able to. And the people who do trust it may simply be unaware of the problems. Read More ›

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