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Center on Human Exceptionalism

The mission of Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism is to affirm and uphold the intrinsic nature of human dignity, liberty, and equality. In resistance to a growing movement against unique human personhood, we aim to revitalize a commitment to the traditional Western view of human rights and human responsibilities — summed up by the term “human exceptionalism.” Read more

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Death Activists Oppose Limits on Virtual Access to Assisted Suicide

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March 22, 2023
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Assisted-suicide advocates say they believe in “strict guidelines to guard against abuse.” They don’t. They write bills as broadly as they deem politically expedient and then expand access as people become accustomed to doctors prescribing overdoses to ill, suicidal patients.

Euthanasia’s Cultural Collateral Damage: Less Respect for Human Life: Wesley J. Smith; March 21, 2023; 3

Former Public Health Officials Undermine Public Trust with Conduct Unbecoming Scientists: Wesley J. Smith; March 10, 2023; 6

Mice Born with No Mother, Two Fathers: Wesley J. Smith; March 9, 2023; 3

Shame on Trump Jr. for Calling Fetterman a ‘Vegetable’: Wesley J. Smith; March 3, 2023; 2

Washington Democrats Vote to Shield Runaway Transgender Kids and Girls Seeking Abortion from Parents: Wesley J. Smith; March 2, 2023; 3

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Podcast

Rod Dreher on the Crisis of Western Civilization

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March 13, 2023}

Western Civilization is in crisis. It is becoming unmoored from its Judeo-Christian roots and the belief in the unique dignity of every human life, leading to destructive progressive social policies that some believe threaten us with a form of therapeutic authoritarianism. One such commentator is my guest today on Humanize. Rod Dreher is an American journalist and best-selling author. He Read More ›

Alex Schadenberg on the Canadian Euthanasia Epidemic

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February 20, 2023}

No modern society has embraced lethal injection euthanasia with the enthusiasm of Canada, where not only the terminally ill can be killed by doctors but also people with chronic conditions and disabilities. Soon, people with mental illnesses will qualify for a doctor-hastened death. In 2021, more than 10,000 Canadians were euthanized by doctors or nurse practitioners. As recently as 2014, Read More ›

Tim Goeglein on the Case for Teaching the Great American Story

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February 6, 2023}

Abraham Lincoln famously called the United States of America, “the last best Hope on earth.” Throughout our history, most Americans believed that. So did countless people from other countries who left their homes behind to come here in pursuit of the American dream — including my grandmother who immigrated from Italy in 1910 as a 16 year-old to help free Read More ›