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Turin
Photo: Turin, Italy, by Hpnx9420, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

John West in Turin, Italy: Intelligent Design’s Roots and Fruit

West celebrates Italy’s contributions to civilization but also calls attention to Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso, who championed various racist ideas. Read More ›
The Miracle of Man
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How We Moved Beyond Darwin to the Miracle of Man

The extraordinary ensembles of natural environmental fitness described in my book are thoroughly documented scientific facts. Read More ›
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New York High Court to Rule Whether Elephants Are “Persons”

Imagine: pet ownership made a formal legal guardianship complete with enforceable fiduciary duties — that is, if we can have pets at all. Read More ›
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Concluding Thoughts on That Hideous Strength

What was possible for Mark Studdock — the realization that much of contemporary civilization is built on lies — is still possible for any thoughtful person. Read More ›
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I Don’t “Fear” Evolution

Khan’s unspoken corollary: anyone who expresses skepticism about evolution is an enemy of civilization. Read More ›
John Lukacs
Darwinism
Photo: John Lukacs speaking in 2009 at Eastern University, via YouTube (screen shot).

Farewell to John Lukacs: A Great Historian, and an Unequivocal Darwin Doubter

Unlike many of his academic colleagues, Lukacs did not stand in awe and wonder of Charles Darwin. Read More ›
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religion
Photo: Notre-Dame Cathedral (seen as it appeared about 1860) was consecrated by French Revolutionaries to the “Goddess of Reason,” by Édouard Baldus [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Evolutionist Seethes as Duke Professor Analyzes Secular “Religion”

Staddon’s piece is topical, well written, and carefully reasoned. Coyne is of course free to disagree with Staddon’s conclusions. Read More ›
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nature rights
Photo: Whanganui River, aka Te Awa Tupua, New Zealand, by Duane Wilkins [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Teen Vogue, National Geographic Push Nature Rights Further into Mainstream

The story gushes that nature rights will restore ancient indigenous wisdom, meaning it will undermine Western civilization. Read More ›
Eileen Crist
human exceptionalism
Photo: Eileen Crist, via YouTube.

Science Article Castigates “Human Supremacy”

Environmentalism is growing darkly anti-human. That misanthropy has also seeped into science. Read More ›

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