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It's time for a new paradigm of economic thought. The key to understanding--and instigating--economic growth, Gilder argues, lies in information theory. Hear from economist and NYT bestselling author George Gilder as he expounds on the key messages of his latest book The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does at the 2016 FreedomFest conference in Las Vegas.

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On this episode of the Center on Human Exceptionalism Podcast, constitutional attorney Steve O’Ban joins host David Boze to discuss the legal concerns surrounding the HHS mandate. The Obama administration's healthcare initiative would force all religious organizations to provide their employees with free contraceptives, abortion-inducing drugs, and sterilizations--regardless of any religious or ethical objections. Listen in and learn how health care reform erodes freedom of religion and U.S. constitutional rights.

On this episode of the Center on Human Exceptionalism Podcast, host David Boze and senior fellow Wesley J. Smith discuss a recent environmental movement that is pushing for the international recognition of "ecocide" as a crime against peace. The promoters of the concept of "ecocide" seek to thwart human development of resources in order to protect the flora and fauna as equal to human beings. Smith discusses his concern over the rejection of the notion of conservation for the sake of the pursuit of environmental policies that would put an end to the modern world as we know it.

On this episode of the Center on Human Exceptionalism Podcast, host David Boze and senior fellow Wesley J. Smith explore PETA's recent failure to convince the courts to define Sea World killer whales as slaves. Smith explains that while PETA’s efforts doubtfully amount to more than a publicity stunt, it is important to recognize the dangers of the ideological anti-human agenda that the organization promotes.

On this episode of Discovery Institute Podcast, host David Boze talks with Dr. Jay Richards about his new book, Indivisible. 2012 has been dubbed the year of the economy, but social affairs are gaining significant leverage as controversies thrive around issues such as Prop. 8 and the HHS mandate. Richards emphasizes the importance of intellectually arming oneself in order to be able to articulate relevant points in the public sphere. Jay Richards is the co-author of the New York Times best-selling book Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late. For more information be sure to visit the new site, Indivisible Review, where you can find articles about related issues by Dr. Richards and other Discovery Institute fellows.

On this episode of the Discovery Institute Podcast, host David Boze interviews Dr. Richard Weikart about the concept behind a loaded term that President Obama recently used to declaim Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal--"Social Darwinism." Popularized in the 1950s, the term carries connotations of racism, eugenics, and Nazism. However, as Dr. Jay Richards points out in his recent article on the subject in National Review, leading advocates of economic freedom have seen it as supportive of, not detrimental to, human rights and welfare. Richard Weikart is Professor of History at California State University and the author of From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany.

What's the difference between culture and state? Is culture more important than the state?Dr. Jay Richards argues that our culture is built on the great western tradition and that culture precedes politics and therefore is more important, but we must remember that culture can be dictated by politics both good and bad. For more on this and similar issues be sure to visit Indivisible Review.

Host David Boze talks to Discovery Institute senior fellow Michael Medved about the Institute's new Center on Wealth, Poverty & Morality. The mission of the Center on Wealth, Poverty and Morality is to connect the practical truths of economics with the perennial truths of ethics. We are building a sustained and accessible defense of free enterprise, entrepreneurship and stewardship in the moral categories consonant with most Americans.

On this episode of the Discovery Institute Podcast, host David Boze discusses with senior fellow Jay Richards why economic and social issues are inextricably interlinked and how controversial issues, including abortion and redefining marriage fit in to a limited government world-view. Jay Richards is the co-author of the New York Times best-selling book Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late, . For more information be sure to visit the new site, Indivisible Review, to read regular articles about related issues by Dr. Richards and other Discovery fellows.

On this episode of the Discovery Institute Podcast, host David Boze introduces the new book Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late, co-authored by Discovery senior fellow Jay Richards and James Robison. Boze discusses with Dr. Richards the purpose of the book, what it seeks to do, and how the world view of western civilization has been shifting. For more information be sure to visit the new site, Indivisible Review, to read regular articles about related issues by Dr. Richards and other Discovery fellows.