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John G. West

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Sickening: Darwinian Racism Alive and Well in California

The vile trope that blacks are somehow closer to apes than other races has deep roots in Darwinian biology and social theory. Read More ›
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Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism

Dr. King was critical of the misuse of science to promote racial discrimination, and he spoke against the idea that humans are the products of a blind process. Read More ›
The Biology of the Second Reich
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African Genocide: The Horror of Scientific Racism

My documentary only tells one part of the story of racism, and only a part of the story of Social Darwinism's influence on Western imperialism. Read More ›
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Henry Fairfield Obsorn
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American Museum of Natural History Cancels Teddy Roosevelt; Keeps Bust of Racist Director?

Henry Fairfield Osborn was also a scientific racist who championed eugenics, the horrific crusade to breed a superior human race based on Darwinian biology. Read More ›
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Honored by Statue, Democratic South Carolina Senator Said Some Blacks “Near Akin to Monkey”

Benjamin Tillman was a monster. He publicly defended lynchings. He drew on evolutionary racism to preach black inferiority. Read More ›
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Critical Race Theory and Intelligent Design: The Mixed-Up Comparison of Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones essentially argues that worries about critical race theory have been ginned up by conservative provocateurs. Read More ›
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Michael Behe Needs Some Angelic Help

Become a movie producer and help bring the evidence of intelligent design to millions of people in the next year. Read More ›
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You’ll Never Guess What Just Collapsed

Neil Thomas, a professor and member of the British Rationalist Association, was a committed Darwinist and agnostic. Read More ›
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The Return of Casey Luskin

As I began writing this, I read one of the comments recently posted on our main YouTube channel: “I love Discovery Institute. You guys are changing the world!” Read More ›
Martin Luther King
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Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism

I have no idea what King would have thought of the modern theory of intelligent design, but many of the ideas he expressed are certainly friendly to ID. Read More ›

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