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In the Year of the Declaration’s 250th, Condemning Slavery in the Name of a “Vibe”?

How urgent this book’s message is was brought home to me over the weekend in a conversation with a bright young man. Read More ›
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Image: Benjamin Franklin, by David Martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

In Explicating the “Greatest Sentence,” New Book Falls Short

No naturalistic account of human life, rooted in Darwin’s purposeless evolution, has reason to account humans as special in nature. Read More ›
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Photo: Thomas Jefferson Building, detail, by Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

John West: The Science Underlying the American Founding

Notice that Jefferson held this “without appeal to revelation.” That is, the study of nature alone was sufficient to produce “a conviction of design.” Read More ›
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Photo: A murmuration of starlings, by Airwolfhound, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Flocking of Crowds: The Secular University and Unstable Mass Conformism

A bird sees another bird next to him fluttering, and he wants to flutter that way, too. Read More ›
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Image: Declaration of Independence, by John Trumbull.

Science, the Bible, and America’s Creed

When a wrong turn has been made, sometimes going back is the best way forward. If we want to restore America to health, we need to relearn the creed. Read More ›
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Image: The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776, by John Trumbull, via Wikimedia Commons.

War on the Founding: New Book by John West Describes the “Battle for America’s Soul”

At the present moment, defending the Declaration as our creed puts you on a collision course with some very influential people. Read More ›
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Charlie Kirk, Murdered in Dialogue with College Students

Kirk traveled the country and openly invited dialogue and debate among people with different views and backgrounds. Read More ›
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Back to the Future with Larry Sanger — And Chris Rufo, Richard Sternberg, and Michael Egnor

There is something thrilling about looking back at a neglected text or person from the past and finding that — wow! — it or he speaks to issues of my own day. Read More ›
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John West: Darwin’s Corrosive Idea

Darwin’s materialistic theory of evolution drained meaning from nature, undercut the idea of inherent human dignity, and fueled the rise of scientific racism. Read More ›
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Image: "The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776," by John Trumbull, via GPA Photo Archive/Flickr (cropped).

Reviewing Sapiens: An Evolutionary Deconstruction of Human Rights

Yuval Noah Harari deconstructs the most famous line from the Declaration of Independence. Read More ›

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