Tag: academic freedom
In South Dakota, More Groundless Alarm about Academic Freedom
South Dakota’s HB 1270, proposed this year, was a simple, straightforward academic freedom bill. Unfortunately, it did not pass.
Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design — Unique Opportunity for the Sincerely Curious Learner
Recently I spoke to a university senior who is a leader in a political club at her school. I wondered how things were going for the club.
Academic Freedom Resolutions — For Darwin Day, Another Valuable Option for Citizen Activists
You may already know about academic freedom bills — such as those passed in Louisiana in 2008 and Tennessee in 2012.
Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves — When You’re Ready to Think for Yourself
The idea that scientists are like tribal elders, to be respected and never questioned, much less smirked at (God forbid), is one possible perspective.
Darwin Doubting Playwright Matt Chait Returns to the Hollywood Stage
Chait writes smart, concise dialogue on these subjects, and seems to have learned more than a thing or two from biologist Scott Turner’s recent book, Purpose and Desire.