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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}

Myth No. 9: “ID Had Its Day in Court”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 14, 2025
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Science Education}

Judge Jones lumped Dover’s policy with the intelligent design movement, as if they were inextricably linked.

Myth No. 10: “ID Movement Died After Dover”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 12, 2025
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Intelligent Design}

In December 2005, Judge John E. Jones ruled that intelligent design is not science, but religion. Critics predicted this would mean the end of the ID movement.

Scopes in Reverse: Evolution Education in the U.S.

_{Casey Luskin
December 12, 2025
10
Science Education}

Undoubtedly there will be more court cases and curriculum battles in the future over how to teach evolution.

Fatuous Decision Is About to Turn 20 Years Old

_{Jonathan Witt
December 2, 2025
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Legal Science (jurisprudence)}

Judge Jones looked my way, and his expression seemed full of fellow feeling, as if to say, “Don’t sweat it. I’m all about free speech. I’ve got your back.”

Fun with Evolution’s “Overwhelming Evidence”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 19, 2025
2
Evolution}

From Richard Dawkins and the like, William Dembski has heard the phrase many, many times.

Science Journals Go Anti-Science

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 18, 2025
5
Scientific Freedom}

If more scientists follow Anna Krylov’s lead, perhaps these journals can regain the high regard in which they were once held. I certainly hope so.

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 ›