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Science Without Skepticism Is Just Politics in a Lab Coat

The following is. a guest article by Charles Rotter. The perspective paper “Scientists as Policymakers: Greenlighting Restoration and Climate Action” is presented as a sober reflection on how scientists might better “engage” with public decision-making. What it actually offers is something far more radical and far more dangerous: a blueprint for erasing the institutional boundary […]

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Book Review: Prosperity and Poverty by E. Calvin Beisner

The following is a guest article by Laura A. Zifer. E. Calvin Beisner’s Prosperity and Poverty is one of the rare books that succeeds on every front: biblical fidelity, moral clarity, economic realism, and pastoral compassion. Few works manage to bring together theological depth and economic literacy so seamlessly. This one does. What I appreciated

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Energy Dominance: America’s New Shale Revolution

The following is a guest article by Rod D. Martin. Perhaps you’ve heard. The same experts who told you America and the world were reaching “peak oil” — the point at which production supposedly must drop forever — have decided we’re now at “peak fracking.” Why? Because they lack the imagination needed for innovation. Fortunately,

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The Transition That Never Transitioned: Fossil Fuels Still Powered 86% of the World in 2024

The following is a guest article by Dr. Matthew Wielicki A quarter-century of promises It’s November 2025. We are exactly a quarter century removed from the millennial panic, the Kyoto Protocol hype, and the first waves of “irrevocable tipping points” that were supposedly coming in 10 years (i.e., 2010). We were told that fossil fuels

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Gen Z Blames Capitalism, But We Chose the Cage That Traps Us

The following is a guest article by Julian Adorney. Capitalism as an ideology is on the ropes, especially among young people. A troubling 2025 Cato survey found that 62 percent of young Americans (age 18-29) hold a “favorable view” of socialism. Thirty-four percent even hold a favorable view of communism. I’m skeptical that these numbers represent a

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Are Island Nations Disappearing Due to Climate Change?

The following is a guest article by Dr. Matthew Wielicki. A recent Guardian article titled “‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say” is pushing the familiar alarmist narrative: Rising seas are swallowing low-lying island nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati, forcing mass migration and requiring new humanitarian visas for

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Bees Expose Flaw in Socialism, Whether Autocratic or Democratic

The following is a guest article by Paul McDonnold. Despite having brains that weigh less than a paperclip, bees seem to understand Economics 101. A single worker, beating its wings hundreds of times per second, can visit thousands of flowers per day to gather scarce resources of pollen and nectar for conversion into a valuable

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Together, Power Plants and Greenhouses Can Feed Humanity

The following is a guest article by Ronald Stein and Sid Abma. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centers are coming, and so are the natural gas power plants that will be required to provide continuous, uninterruptible electricity to power many of these facilities. These power plants today can operate at well over 90% energy efficiency.

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