John West is vice president of Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based think tank best known for its research and advocacy for intelligent design. West is also the author of several books, including Darwin Day in America, which examines how Charles Darwin’s idea influences culture today. Here are edited excerpts of our conversation in Seattle.

The New England Patriots won Super Bowl LIII Sunday night in Atlanta, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. The two teams were among the NFL’s highest-scoring offenses during the regular season, but their title game matchup resulted in the lowest scoring Super Bowl ever.

Patriots receiver Julian Edelman took home MVP honors after catching 10 passes for 141 yards. “We didn’t get to do too much—it was a hard-fought game,” he said afterward. “But we got away with the win. That’s all that matters.”

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is a husband, father, grandfather, and evangelical Christian. He’s also one of three physicians in the U.S. Senate. That makes him a leading voice on pro-life and healthcare issues. Here are edited excerpts of an interview that took place at the U.S. Capitol.

Two major evangelical organizations have formally endorsed principles that would add sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to federal nondiscrimination law. 

The boards of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) quietly passed similar motions in recent months, advancing a multiyear effort they say is necessary to preserve religious freedom. 

After a string of violent and malicious acts in the United States, including a shooting at a supermarket in Kentucky, a mass mailing of suspicious packages to Democrats, and the massacre at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, federal officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called for more civil public discourse over the weekend.

The Boston Red Sox are World Series champions again, with left-hander David Price pitching seven strong innings Sunday night to lead Boston to a 5-1 win and a 4-1 series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. “This is why I came here,” Price said afterward. “I knew we were going to have an opportunity to get to this point every year, and to finally get here, and to come out on top—I’m at a loss for words right now.”

Fifty-seven million Brazilian voters propelled far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro to victory in the country’s presidential election Sunday. The populist defeated leftist Fernando Haddad by a little more than 10 percentage points. Bolsonaro built his winning coalition on promises to defeat rampant corruption and rising crime. U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Bolsonaro after his win. “We agreed that Brazil and the United States will work closely together on Trade, Military and everything else!