Please join us Thursday, May 28, at noon PDT for an online lecture featuring Chris Arnade, author of Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America. Discovery Institute's Christopher F. Rufo will interview Arnade about the dynamics of American poverty, his long road trips through America’s "forgotten cities," and the political dimension of anti-poverty policy. 

Much like the past crises of 9/11 and the Great Recession, the current pandemic has provided a sense of short-lived, and ultimately shortsighted national unity. After ceding their authority for draconian shutdowns and multitrillion-dollar bailouts, voters may be left wondering how they were fooled yet again. 

Dr. Stephen Meyer joined Eric Metaxas on his radio show to discuss the reissue of the expanded version of the Ur-text of intelligent design, a 35th anniversary edition of The Mystery of LIfe's Origin.

The increasing outsourcing of healthcare policy to medical bureaucrats during the COVID-19 crisis illustrates the dangerous temptation to remove control over policy from democratic deliberation in favor of a technocracy, i.e., rule by "experts." In health care, such a system would be particularly perilous since the experts placed in charge of policy would be "bioethicists" whose predominant views disparage the sanctity of human life.

In military affairs, as in fields like medicine, AI can serve as an advisor, but in the most extreme cases will never be in charge. Why? Because warfare requires creativity, which is a distinctly human quality. Machines will do as they're told and act on the information fed into them, but they lack the capability to think outside the box. 

Year round school could significantly benefit the social and emotional learning of America's students. Discovery Institute's Don Nielsen says, "Providing students with access to gifted teachers during a longer day and a longer year would create a good chance of keeping kids in school through graduation, ready to secure good jobs or more education."