Tag: conservatism

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 28, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, C. W. Howell, climate change, conservatism, denialism, Designer Science, Discovery Institute, intelligent design, Luther College, narrative, New York University Press, news hook, religious studies, Robert Shedinger, scholarship, Science and Culture Today, science community, skepticism, stereotypes, Vaccines}

The Narrative Will Rock — But Not if C. W. Howell Can Help It

_{David Klinghoffer
August 28, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Shedinger, in Dr. Howell’s own field, could have saved him some trouble by looking at his scholarship more carefully than Howell’s own academic reviewers. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 28, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, books, Brian Miller, C. W. Howell, conservatism, Delphic oracle, Designer Science, Designer Science (series), evolution, God and Evolution, history, intelligent design, James Shapiro, Jay Richards, journalists, lockdowns, Logan Gage, Michael Behe, Michael Chabarek, news angle, news hook, NYU Press, opinions writers, scientism, skepticism, Thomism, thought crime, Tom Bethell, vaccine mandates, William Dembski}

Is Intelligent Design the Root of All Science Skepticism?

_{Casey Luskin
August 28, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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As author C. W. Howell puts it, various ID proponents have sometimes committed the thought crime of “doubting the science consensus outside evolution." Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
September 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Political Science
Tagged
, assassination, conservatism, Donald Trump, free speech, gang violence, grassroots, MSNBC, New York Times, Politics, religious liberty, Ross Douthat, TikTok, transgenderism, Turning Point USA, violence}

Charlie Kirk, Murdered in Dialogue with College Students

_{Peter Biles
September 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Political Science

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Kirk traveled the country and openly invited dialogue and debate among people with different views and backgrounds. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 11, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biologists, conservatism, ENCODE project, human genome, Human Genome Project, intelligent design, junk DNA, molecular biology, Philip Ball, physicists, protein-coding genes, RNA, scientists, Systems Biology}

An Object Lesson in How Not to Do Science

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 11, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

The story the public is told is contrary to evidence but scientists have to keep telling it because otherwise the wrong people might benefit. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Communism, conservatism, Frederick Douglass, free speech, Human Zoos, John West, modernism, Neo-Darwinism, religious liberty, scientific materialism, scientific racisim, slavery}

From Political Scientist John West: Intelligent Design’s Reverse Chameleon-ism

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

Our colleague John West has a handsome new website with many useful features, but I was particularly intrigued by the section headed, “Something Personal.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 22, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, alt-right, anti-Semitism, axioms, Charles Murray, conservatism, crime, culture, Democrats, elections, eugenics, evolution, Evolution News, Holocaust, Human Zoos, John West, liberalism, neologisms, Nick Fuentes, policies, Politics, Republicans, Steve Sailer, United States}

“Eugenicons”? Call Them What They Are — Social Darwinists

_{David Klinghoffer
August 22, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy

5}

It’s sad when once-useful words turn stale and disintegrate — like losing an old friend. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 20, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, anti-Semitism, buffalo, Canada, Christianity, conservatism, crime, Darwinian racism, Darwinian theory, Europeans, Evangelical Christianity, extinction, Joe Biden, John West, madness, media, new york, Politics, Racism, religion, Richard Weikart, The Descent of Man, white supremacy}

Weikart: In His Own Mind, White Supremacist Gunman Was Only Following the Science

_{David Klinghoffer
May 20, 2022

Bioethics, Evolution, Science Reporting

4}

President Biden this week said it is “running through our body politic.” If so, it’s strange that I’m not sure I’ve ever met a genuine white supremacist. Read More ›

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Author
Gary Varner

Date
March 10, 2022

Categories
Ethics
Evolution
Tagged
, abortion, Adolf Hitler, alt-right, conservatism, Darwinian racism, Down syndrome, eugenics, evolution, Francis Galton, history, murder, Planned Parenthood, Racism, Richard Spencer, Richard Weikart, scientific racism, Social Darwinism, World War II}

Ties that Bind: The Alt-Right’s Connections to Social Darwinist Madison Grant and Eugenics

_{Gary Varner
March 10, 2022

Ethics, Evolution

8}

It’s important to understand what the Alt-Right believes. They are not just an extreme offshoot of either the Right or the Left. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 19, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Bayesian reasoning, Communist Party, conservatism, Darwinian evolution, elections, free speech, Harvey Mudd College, intelligent design, polarization, scientists, social media}

“Castro Consensus”: Scientific Paper Takes a Fresh Look at Scientific Agreement

_{David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2020

Evolution, Scientific Freedom

4}

Evolutionary orthodoxy is maintained by a “Castro Consensus.” This makes the Darwinian consensus questionable and in need of re-examination. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 9, 2020

Categories
Arts
Bioethics
Evolution
Philosophy
Tagged
, barbarism, conservatism, Darwinism, Immanuel Kant, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, modernity, Nominalism, Politics, realism}

The “Virus That Infected Philosophy”

_{David Klinghoffer
June 9, 2020

Arts, Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy

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Egnor explains, “Nominalism is the view that universals exist only as concepts in the mind, but not in reality.” Read More ›