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Neil Thomas: Is Natural Selection a Mechanism?: Andrew McDiarmid; November 14, 2026; 3; Evolution

Is Anyone Home in the Machine? When Chatbots Chat: Walter Myers III; November 13, 2026; 5; Human Exceptionalism

Olasky Books: Night of the Living Dead: Three Books on Autocracies: Marvin Olasky; November 14, 2026; 5; Discovery Institute

A Special Event with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon & Keri D. Ingraham: American Center for Transforming Education; November 4, 2026; 3; Education

Thanks (Seriously) to All the Losers: Bruce Chapman; November 4, 2026; 2; Citizen Leadership

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America Keeps Funding Homelessness Instead of Ending It

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November 13, 2026
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Imagine calling the fire department as your home burns, only to discover the firefighters have been pouring gasoline on the flames. Worse, they demand ever-larger budgets, congratulate themselves for responding to more fires and insist that questioning their effectiveness threatens public safety. Welcome to America’s “Homeless Industrial Complex.” Recent revelations from Seattle and New York show just how disturbing it has become.

Video

Would You Attend an Assisted Suicide? Wesley J. Smith Discusses with Dr. Marcus Peter: Center on Human Exceptionalism; November 2, 2026; Human Exceptionalism

Robert J. Marks II Talks AI Killer Robots on Real Science Radio: Discovery Institute; October 27, 2026; Technology

Is School Choice a Threat to Freedom? Keri D. Ingraham Addresses a Common Objection on Unmasking Government Schools Podcast: American Center for Transforming Education; October 15, 2026; Education

Power, Politics, and Seattle’s Homelessness Machine: Jonathan Choe; October 7, 2026; Homelessness

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Podcast

Demolishing Design? Neil Thomas Responds to Richard Dawkins

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November 11, 2026}

Did Charles Darwin settle the question of biological design once and for all? That’s certainly the impression given by some of his modern defenders, including Richard Dawkins. But the actual history of Darwin’s theory tells a different story about the dominant theory of biological origins and why it fails to explain the complexity and specificity and purpose of life. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid continues his conversation with author and scholar Neil Thomas. In his books Taking Leave of Darwin and False Messiah, Thomas examines the intellectual influences behind Darwin’s theory, the objections raised by his contemporaries, and the larger philosophical assumptions that have shaped modern evolutionary thinking. In this second conversation, Thomas …

Dawkins vs. Meyer: Analyzing The Telegraph Design Debate

_{Neil Thomas
November 9, 2026}

In September 2026, philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer argued in Britain’s Daily Telegraph that discoveries in cosmology and biology are strengthening the case for intelligent design and the God hypothesis. Eminent biologist Richard Dawkins was given a chance to respond, and he did so with a vigorous defense of Darwinism and his 20 year old book The God Delusion. But did Dawkins really respond to Meyer’s arguments? And did Charles Darwin actually demolish the argument from design, as Dawkins insists? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes British scholar and professor emeritus Neil Thomas to the podcast to discuss the Telegraph dust-up and respond to Dawkins’s claim that Darwin demolished the design argument. In his two books Taking Leave of Darwin: A …

Dr. Päivi Räsänen on Her Hate Speech Conviction for Quoting the Bible

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 9, 2026}

Can a person in a free country be convicted of hate speech for quoting the Bible or asserting a traditional view of moral issues based on biblical texts? Apparently yes, because that is precisely what happened in Finland — to a member of parliament, no less. The supposed “criminal” joins us today to discuss her conviction and the issues of freedom of speech and religion that her prosecution raises. Dr. Päivi Räsänen is a long-serving Finnish legislator and medical doctor. She completed her Licentiate of Medicine at the University of Helsinki in 1984 and subsequently worked as a physician in hospital-based clinical practice. She was first elected to the Parliament of Finland in 1995 and has served continuously since then. Over the course of her parliamentary …

Events

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Built Different — Intelligent Design Education Day (Spokane)

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Discovery Institute is pleased to announce the return of our annual Intelligent Design Education Day to Spokane, Washington, hosted once again by Great Northern University. Bring one student or a whole class and join us on March 18, 2027, for another fun and educational field trip! This year, students will explore the ingenious engineering of the human body from the extraordinary complexity of the human eye and the remarkable mechanics of our joints to the intricate workings of organs and tissues at the microscopic level. Humans are all “built different,” and our bodies are filled with astonishing evidence of intelligent design. Confirmed speakers include award-winning designer and mechanical engineer Stuart Burgess, …

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The Latest

Neil Thomas: Is Natural Selection a Mechanism?

Is Anyone Home in the Machine? When Chatbots Chat

Olasky Books: Night of the Living Dead: Three Books on Autocracies

A Special Event with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon & Keri D. Ingraham

Thanks (Seriously) to All the Losers

America Keeps Funding Homelessness Instead of Ending It

Video

Would You Attend an Assisted Suicide? Wesley J. Smith Discusses with Dr. Marcus Peter

Robert J. Marks II Talks AI Killer Robots on Real Science Radio

Is School Choice a Threat to Freedom? Keri D. Ingraham Addresses a Common Objection on Unmasking Government Schools Podcast

Power, Politics, and Seattle’s Homelessness Machine