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Every day, scientific discovery is held back as questions are stifled by intimidation, academic reprisal, and scientific orthodoxies.

A Biologist and Journal Editor

Richard Sternberg published a peer reviewed article by intelligent design proponent Stephen Meyer. As a result, Sternberg lost access to his office, to specimens, and to research assistance. Staff of the U.S. House of Representatives led an inquiry. Read More ›

News

_{Free Speech
& Education}

When Science Degenerates into a Spoils System

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 2, 2025
5
Scientific Freedom}

Chemistry professor Anna Krylov forces us to look at that in discouraging detail.

ID Education Day Is Coming to Tacoma, November 6!

_{Kate Kavanaugh
October 1, 2025
2
Science Education}

This is a fantastic field trip opportunity for middle and high school students in homeschool and private school settings to interact directly with scientists.

Great Science Cancellation Continues

_{David Klinghoffer
September 18, 2025
3
Scientific Freedom}

In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound.

Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder Gets Canceled

_{Science and Culture
September 17, 2025
5
Scientific Freedom}

Her parting words: “A lot of research [in] the foundations of physics is now pseudocience. It hasn't followed the scientific method for decades.”

Coyne and His Readers Attack Academic Freedom

_{Casey Luskin
September 17, 2025
10
Scientific Freedom}

It became clear that Coyne’s whole point was to gin up harassment of the journal so they won’t publish critiques of evolution in the future.

“Conspiracy Physics”: Platforming an Attack on Dissenting Scientists

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 15, 2025
6
Scientific Freedom}

If physicists now “worry about the consequences” of long-term theory failure, it is reasonable to think that there are more serious problems in the discipline.

Backstory

The Constitutionality and Pedagogical Benefit of Teaching Evolution Scientifically

November 8, 2016

Education, Policy, Principles

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This article will show that the one-sided conversation about evolution is not only unnecessary, but fundamentally counter-productive to solving many problems faced by science education today. Read More ›

2016 Poll: Public Opinion on Teaching Both Evidence For and Against Darwinism

February 1, 2016

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In a nationwide survey, 81% of American adults believe that “biology teachers should cover both scientific evidence that supports the theory and scientific evidence critical of the theory” of evolution. Read More ›

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

April 19, 2008

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This documentary brought the issue of academic freedom to the limelight, showcasing examples of campus censorship of professors and students guilty of being interested in an alternative explanation of life called Intelligent Design. Read More ›

Kitzmiller v. Dover: A Pyrrhic Victory?

December 22, 2005

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In 2005, a federal judge in Pennsylvania forbid the Dover school district from mentioning the theory of intelligent design in science classes. Read More ›

Fact, Myth, and the Scopes Monkey Trial

Phillip Johnson

July 1, 1997

Education, History

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As Phillip Johnson recounts, some myths are too good to be true. The popular narrative of the "Scopes Monkey Trial" is just such a myth: tired, misleading, and still distorting dialogue about evolution. Read More ›