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Testing the Creativity of Randomness

The evolutionary part of this paper relies on wishful thinking. What “could” or “might” happen occurs only in their evolutionary imaginations. Read More ›
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Young Benjamin Franklin: The Goodness of Nature’s Design

Franklin is famous for his aphorisms and science experiments, but fewer people know he also had a keen interest in theology. 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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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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On Our 250th Anniversary, There Is a Battle for America’s Soul

While some researchers have "personified" their apes, others have mechanized their concept of man. 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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Image: "The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776," by John Trumbull, via GPA Photo Archive/Flickr (cropped).

Are Our Rights Blessed by God, or Begrudged by Government?

In the Western tradition human rights have been said to exist independently of the state because they have been based upon human dignity. 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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