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Karl Marx
Photo: Karl Marx, by John Jabez Edwin Mayal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Rejecting Evolution Because of Anti-Communism? Charge by Cornell U Press Book Fails to Detonate

Weinberg takes a historically accurate claim — that many creationists over the years blamed communism on evolution — and then blows it way out of proportion. Read More ›
Thomas Malthus
Image: Thomas Malthus, by John Linnell, via Wikimedia Commons.

Myth-Making and Malthus

After reading Malthus out of personal interest, it dawned on Darwin how he might usefully appropriate the Malthusian analogy. Read More ›
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ecocide
Photo: Amazon fires from space, by NASA Earth Observatory, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

With Amazon Fires as a Pretext, “Ecocide” Advocacy Goes Mainstream

Radical environmentalists intend to thwart human thriving in order to “save the planet.” Read More ›
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nature rights
Photo: Whanganui River, aka Te Awa Tupua, New Zealand, by Duane Wilkins [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Teen Vogue, National Geographic Push Nature Rights Further into Mainstream

The story gushes that nature rights will restore ancient indigenous wisdom, meaning it will undermine Western civilization. Read More ›
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Gilder on Surprise, Creativity, and Human Exceptionalism

It’s strikes me that this is a difference between design and Darwinian thinking. Read More ›
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environmentalism
Photo: Don't breathe! It's a smoggy day in Beijing, People's Republic of China, by 螺钉 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Environmentalism Is Increasingly Anti-Human, Pro-Authoritarian

The dirtiest economies have tended to be Communist ones, such as the old Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China. Read More ›

Radical Environmentalist Admits that Humans Are Exceptional

The New York Times often publishes articles and columns denigrating the idea that human beings have an exceptional status. Read More ›

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