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In U.S. and Europe, Gender Ideology as “Settled Science” Is Crumbling

In the U.S., an increasing number of states are passing laws or guidelines to protect children from potentially irreversible and life-shattering outcomes. Read More ›
Olufemi Oluniyi
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My Friend Olufemi Oluniyi and Darwin’s Legacy in Nigeria

Olufemi opened my eyes and heart to the importance of Nigeria to Africa, the dynamic role of Christians there, and the importance of Africa to the world. Read More ›
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
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When Darwinism Came to Africa, Horrors Ensued

Olufemi Oluniyi tells the story of Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, who, guided by Social Darwinism, “sought to produce a race of super-soldiers for Stalin’s army.” Read More ›
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Cambridge UP Book Airbrushes Darwin’s Contribution to Scientific Racism

Darwin’s racist and pro-eugenics thinking, combined with some implications of his theory that he expressed, laid the groundwork for Hitler’s diabolical outlook. Read More ›
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Canadian Lawmakers Support Euthanasia for Minors without Parental Consent

Canada, being our closest cultural cousin, exerts a substantial influence on our own country’s social policies. Read More ›
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John West Introduces Darwin Comes to Africa

The work explores the poisonous influence of Social Darwinism on British rule in Nigeria in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Read More ›
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Transforming WHO into a Public-Health Technocracy

This treaty would be the first essential step in granting WHO the actual power to impose policies instead of relying, as now, on persuasion. Read More ›
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The Cruel Legacy of Social Darwinism in Nigeria

Social Darwinism rests like a tiger moth on Darwinism, its mother theory; when challenged with facts, it just flits to a slightly different position. Read More ›
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When Darwin Came to Africa

Charles Darwin didn't spend much time in Africa. But his poisonous ideas certainly did. Read More ›
Olufemi Oluniyi
Photo: Olufemi Oluniyi, via Discovery Institute.

Two Nigerian Authors and Darwin’s African Legacy

Missing from Chinua Achebe’s account is the role played by scientific racism in driving British imperialist policy in the country. Read More ›

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