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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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Austin Ruse on Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family

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October 26, 2026
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We are often told that the family is the basic unit of society. But these days, the family is in trouble as an institution. Fewer people are getting married. Divorce rates are high. We face a birth dearth that is impacting our demography. We even see advocacy for estrangement between children and parents, brothers and sisters over political differences. It is not an overstatement to say we face a domestic crisis. Into this societal malaise comes Austin Ruse with a new book — Not Just for Kings: Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family — that not only advocates for family formation and sustainability but also offers suggestions to ensure that your family’s legacy continues for many generations. Austin Ruse is an activist, commentator, and author. He spent many years …

Nature Article Denies AI Consciousness: Wesley J. Smith; October 24, 2026; 4; Science Journals

Medical Journal Promotes Ideological Redefinition of “Infertility”: Wesley J. Smith; October 18, 2026; 5; Bioethics

Wesley J. Smith Provides Update on Bioethics in the West on Issues, Etc.: Editor; October 15, 2026; 1; Uncategorized

Wesley J. Smith Talks the West’s Embrace of Death on the Vicki McKenna Show: Editor; October 14, 2026; 1; Euthanasia

Belgium Expands Killable Caste While Euthanasia Cases Increase: Wesley J. Smith; October 13, 2026; 4; Euthanasia

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Austin Ruse on Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family

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Sam Brownback on Current Challenges to Religious Freedom

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October 5, 2026}

Religious freedom — the ability to live and act according to one’s faith — is one of our most fundamental human rights. But as Western society has secularized, religious freedom seems to have been eclipsed by other concerns. Indeed, freedom of religion is too often devalued in the public square, and in some places in the world, is under direct — and even violent — assault. No one has put more thought into this urgent concern and what to do about it than Sam Brownback, returning for his sixth interview on Humanize. Sam Brownback served as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from February 2018 to January 2021. He served as Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Prior to that he represented his home state in the United States Senate and the House of …

Mayor Warren Wilson on Environmentalists Caring More About Birds Than the Lives of King Cove Residents

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September 20, 2026}

King Cove is a remote town in the Aleutian Islands, adjacent to the 300,000-acre Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. In 1980, the refuge was designated a wilderness area. That caused a severe problem for the people of King Cove. The nearest full-service hospital is in Anchorage, 900 miles away. The town does not have an all-weather airport. This means that people needing lifesaving care may not be able to access it during inclement weather. A town 20 miles away called Cold Bay does have an all-weather airport from which sick and injured people could be flown for medical help in bad weather — if they could only get there. So, the people of King Cove sought permission to cut a gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to Cold Bay. They even offered a land swap that …

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