Avi Davis, Friend and Ally, RIP

I have some very sad news to report. Our friend and ally Avi Davis passed away today, suddenly, at age 57. Vigorous in every way, he had suffered a heart attack while bicycling in Southern California. We at Discovery Institute are shocked and deeply dismayed by the loss.

Readers of Evolution News may recognize the name of Avi's American Freedom Alliance (AFA), which precipitated a symbolically charged struggle over free speech in the context of the evolution debate.

In 2009, the AFA reserve...