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Wesley Smith
Photo: Wesley J. Smith, in a scene from The War on Humans, via Discovery Institute.

The Arrogant Mistake that Is Scientism

The tweet reads, “Imagine a world is ruled by scientists, not by politicians.” The drift of the tweet appeared to be, wouldn’t that be wonderful! Read More ›
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Image: View of a child in the womb, by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1489.

What the Abortion Debate Tells Us About Integrity in Science

Science has quite a bit to contribute to our debate about abortion as a matter public policy. Read More ›
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Photo: Germany’s highest court, the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht), by Tobias Helfrich [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

German High Court to Rule on Right to Suicide

If the continent’s most important country embraces the culture of death, the darkness will spread. Read More ›
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Photo: Louisiana State Capitol, by Antrell Williams, via Flickr(cropped).

On Academic Freedom Laws, National Law Review Takes a Tumble

What a mess would-be attorney Megan Sullivan has made of her research. Read More ›
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Here’s How to Tell if Scientists Are Exaggerating

Here’s the simple test to tell if scientists are exaggerating wildly. Let’s call it: “The Principle of Comparative Difficulty.” Read More ›
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Canada’s Suicide Regime and America’s Future

Canada in relationship to the United States is like an image reflected in a strange and troubling mirror. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Columbia River, by Sarah McDevitt, via Flickr (cropped).

For Rivers, a “Right to Flow”?

Most media with which I interact on this issue assume that advocating personhood for nature must be a fringe meme. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Mikel Ortega from Errenteria, Basque Country, Spain, with a retouche by Richard Bartz. See the original file here. [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

When Horses Sue

“Animal standing” would open the courts to lawsuits brought by animals. Read More ›
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The Downsides of “Right to Try”

A lot of people are cheering the law enacted recently, which permits terminally ill people access to experimental drugs not yet approved by the FDA. Read More ›

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