Jay Richards

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Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is director of the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family and the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow.

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    We Built the Statue: With AI, We Must Avoid the Pygmalion Delusion

    Jay Richards
    In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the sculptor Pygmalion carves an ivory woman so exquisite that he falls in love with his own creation. He kisses her, whispers to her, adorns her with jewels, and at last begs Venus to bring her to life. The goddess obliges. The statue warms under his touch. Galatea opens her eyes. And…
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    Why Did President Trump Get an mRNA COVID-19 Shot? 

    David Gortler | Jay Richards
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    Protecting the Unborn Means Restoring Marriage and Family

    Jay Richards | Elizabeth Weiss
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    To Make American Healthy Again, the Country Needs a More Nuanced Farming Policy

    Jennifer Galardi | Jay Richards
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    A MAGA/MAHA Coalition Could Realign American Politics

    Jay Richards
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    Rikers Rape Case Shows Female Prisoners Are Voiceless Victims of Gender Ideology

    Jay Richards
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    UN Report Castigates Religion for Stymieing the Sexual Orientation-Gender Identity Agenda

    Grace Melton | Jay Richards
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    San Francisco’s Perverse Incentive to Identify as Transgender

    Jay Richards | Jamie Bryan Hall
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    Michigan’s Radical Proposition 3 Ballot Measure Would Go Far Beyond Just Codifying Roe v. Wade

    Jay Richards | Emma Waters
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    Did American Academy of Pediatrics Just Blink on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ or Bluff?

    Jay Richards
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    Pride Month Jumps the Shark

    Jay Richards
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    Janet Yellen Is Wrong. Protecting Life Could Never Damage the Economy.

    Rachel Greszler | Jay Richards
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    UN Exploits Climate Change Concerns to Push Contraception, Population Control

    Grace Melton | Jay Richards
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    Biden Doubles Down on Radical ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Kids

    Jay Richards
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    Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill Hits Target: Gender Ideology Harms Kids

    Jay Richards | Jared Eckert
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    Biden’s Latest Proposal Would Force Insurers to Pay for Gender ‘Transition’

    Jay Richards | Jared Eckert