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Monkey House
Monkey House
Photo: Bronx Zoo, Monkey House, by Antigng / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Something Is Missing from Bronx Zoo’s Apology

The truth is that placing a man in the Monkey House was intended as an education for the public in Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
Margaret Sanger
Photo: Bust of Margaret Sanger, National Portrait Gallery, by Cliff, via Flickr.

Memory Purge: Eugenicist Margaret Sanger Gets Canceled by Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood seeks a way to quiet a controversy without searching its own soul. Read More ›
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History, by Ingfbruno / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Nightmare at the Museum

This week we've been taking a look behind the scenes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Read More ›
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Photo: Display of Grant’s Caribou at the AMNH, by Ehblake / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Cancel Caribou? Another Questionable Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History

The role of science in justifying racism and eugenics is a subject that needs to be opened up wide, not decorously ignored any longer. Read More ›
Henry Fairfield Obsorn
Photo: Bust of Henry Fairfield Obsorn, AMNH, by John West.

American Museum of Natural History Cancels Teddy Roosevelt; Keeps Bust of Racist Director?

Last month, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City requested removal of an iconic statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback. Read More ›
American Museum of Natural History
Photo: Statue of Theodore Roosevelt outside AMNH, by Mike Steele, via Flickr (cropped).

New York Museum Benefited from African Genocide

As of 2018, the skulls were still housed in the AMNH’s collections, although the museum allowed a delegation of a dozen Hereros to view the remains. Read More ›
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Herero people

White Fragility — A Free Pass for Scientists?

“White Fragility” is the phrase of the moment. It refers to an unwillingness on the part of white people to admit “complicity” with racism. Read More ›
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Elk Goes Down; Darwin Breathes a Sigh of Relief

What is the evolutionary argument against unapologetic racism and the supremacy of whatever race can climb to the top? Read More ›
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Here’s How We Get Around the Wikipedia Roadblock

Newcomers to intelligent design often ask us about a certain influential online encyclopedia. We have to laugh. Read More ›
Washington Monument

Save the Washington Monument. But How?

Nobody would have predicted all the changes we’ve witnessed in 2020, what seems to be evidence of national demoralization. Read More ›

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