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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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At COSM, Sharing Information Is Key to Solving Tech Problems

Information is key to innovation, and a familiar question intelligent design asks is “Where does information come from?”  Read More ›
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Jerry Coyne and His Readers Attack Academic Freedom, and Call for More Intolerance 

It became clear that Coyne’s whole point was to gin up harassment of the journal so they won’t publish critiques of evolution in the future. Read More ›
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Inhibit the Mind? Scopes Revisionism Can End

The centennial of the Scopes Trial is a good time to set the record straight. Here’s a way to turn the tables on the stereotype. Read More ›
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Despite Scopes Effect, Intelligent Design Flourishes

As Casey Luskin notes, the intelligent design research project has gone from strength to strength in the last three decades. Read More ›
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At NIH, Bhattacharya Wants to Restore Open Inquiry

Restoring open discussion is certainly worth a try. Science advances more from doubt than from certainty. Read More ›
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Standing O for Jerry Coyne?

Using his power and the prestige brand of his university to bully someone like Eric Hedin was nothing less than loathsome. Read More ›
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Not Just a Scientific Theory, Intelligent Design Is a Pillar of Academic Freedom 

The American Founders established government with religious liberty by separating the State and the Church without separating reason from revelation. Read More ›
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Stand Up for Science or… for Naked Ideology?

“Stand Up for Science 2025” protests were clearly aimed at reaffirming control by the now discredited science establishment. Read More ›
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Scholars Association Embraces Academic Boycotts: Intellectual Freedom Will Be the Victim

The intellectual boycott is an academic system’s usual defense against any ideas it can’t handle. Read More ›

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