08Sep 2026 by Post

Duke University to Remove Access to C. W. Howell’s Dissertation with Fabrication

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On August 27, I wrote to Duke's Office of Counsel, informing them that Howell’s book has been withdrawn by its publisher because of the fabricated quote. Source
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04Sep 2026 by Post

How a Christian Magazine and a Christian Scholar Boosted a Book with a Fabricated Quote

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As you might have noticed, the critics of intelligent design I’m discussing here aren’t atheists or materialists. Source
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29Aug 2026 by Post

C. W. Howell in Context: A Brief History of Histories

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One positive aspect: Howell rightly observes that some other would-be histories of ID, especially those by written by critics, are “polemical” and “activist.” Source
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27Aug 2026 by Post

Scholarship Hits the Fan: Designer Science Now Gone from Multiple Sites

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The lack of scrutiny and skepticism by professional academics reflects a crisis of its own. Source
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25Aug 2026 by Post

NYU Press Pulls Anti-ID Book with Fabricated Quote from Michael Behe

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“What happened is deeply ironic. This book was touted by the publisher as showing how ID's skepticism of Darwinism contributed to a ‘post-truth’ society." Source
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