Discovery Institute President Steve Buri reflects on the mission of the organization in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic: "Discovery Institute’s mission is to advance a culture of purpose, creativity, and innovation. Those three pillars will guide our organization, and now even our country, through the weeks and months ahead."

For the last 100 years, socialist and progressive movements have used disasters, wars, and epidemics to gain political power. Now, American progressives are using COVID-19 to ram through their agenda. Director of Discovery Institute's Center for Wealth and Poverty Chris Rufo sat down with Tucker Carlson to explain the dangers and opportunities of this moment.

Machines have a significant advantage over human workers: You can turn them off. And, when you do, no one complains and no one files for unemployment. From a strict dollars and cents perspective, increasing automation as a hedge against a huge, sudden drop in demand makes sense for businesses. But, does it make sense overall and will it work?

Medical science has been remarkably successful. Antibiotics, cybernetics, cancer chemotherapy, bone marrow transplants, hip replacements, heart transplants, and a host of near-miraculous advances have greatly extended our lifespan and improved the quality of our lives — all without Darwin.

The Gilder Fellows Seminar is an intimate study experience with Discovery Institute Fellows in Seattle, Washington, in July 2020. At the Gilder Fellows Seminar, you’ll have the chance to interact with scholars George Gilder, Michael Medved, Jay Richards, Christopher Rufo, John West, and others.

While not every district or school will be able to conduct virtual schooling, shouldn’t most or all be making the attempt? For those who can’t, the possibility for paper lessons/packets being sent to the children’s home is still available. The desire for equity should not stand in the way of providing education to every child.