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Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design

On Independence Day, it is appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens. There is one source that is more basic than any other. Read More ›
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All photos in this article are by David Coppedge.

Evolution Theater: Smithsonian Whitewashes Human Origins

The museum makes a big deal of Lucy. Their portrayal has many more bones than the original! Read More ›
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Photo: Yuval Noah Harari, by CEU / Daniel Vegel, via Flickr (cropped).

Reviewing Sapiens — Back to the Guy Who Lost His Faith Over Harari

Podcaster Sam Davis told Justin Brierley that what did it for him was reading Yuval Noah Harari’s idea that “humanity is a weaver of stories.” Read More ›
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
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 ›
Jefferson Memorial
truths
Photo credit: Jefferson Memorial © romanslavik.com — stock.adobe.com.

Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design

On Independence Day, it is appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens. Read More ›
animal personhood
Photo: A scene from The War on Humans.

Smith: Personhood for Animals? What About Plants?

Bioethicist Wesley Smith examines the meaning of the term “personhood” and its implications for human rights. Read More ›
Jefferson Memorial
truths
Photo credit: Jefferson Memorial © romanslavik.com — stock.adobe.com.

Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design

Jefferson thought that there was scientific evidence for design in nature. In 1823, he insisted so in a letter to John Adams. Read More ›
Washington Monument

Save the Washington Monument. But How?

Nobody would have predicted all the changes we’ve witnessed in 2020, what seems to be evidence of national demoralization. Read More ›
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“World Happiness Report” Focuses on…Government

The supposedly happiest country, Finland, also has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, higher than ours — and we are in the midst of a suicide crisis. Read More ›
Science Uprising

“We Hold These Truths”: On Design of the Cosmos, Science Uprising Updates Thomas Jefferson

The Declaration of Independence could hardly be written today, not if it had to pass muster with our dominant woke corporate-media-political culture. Read More ›

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