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Photo: Aurora Australis from the International Space Station, by NASA.

Cosmos, Chaos, and a Privileged Address in the Universe

What are we to make of this radical discontinuity between the Earth and the rest of the cosmos? Read More ›
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Photo: Basement of Cupples Hall, Washington University, by John West.

Biologist: It’s “Racist” to Invite Condemnation of Racism

Organizers of the St. Louis World’s Fair believed human zoos would “shed light on the theory evolved by Darwin as regards the evolution of the human race.” Read More ›
Taking Leave of Darwin
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In a New Book, Longtime Agnostic Dumps Darwin

Critics of intelligent design will have a hard time maligning Neil Thomas as a “creationist in a cheap tuxedo.” Read More ›
Josef Mengele
Photo: Dr. Josef Mengele (center) at Auschwitz, by Bernhard Walther or Ernst Hofmann or Karl-Friedrich Höcker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Following the Science, Doctors Joined the Nazis “In Droves”

There is a tendency to sanctify the medical profession, with the white coat serving as an icon of wisdom, compassion, and morality. Read More ›
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Photo: Alberta Tar Sands, by The Interior, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

“Ecocide” — Drive to Make Environmental Damage Legal Equivalent of Genocide Accelerates

If either or both of these radical proposals become law, human thriving and economic prosperity will be brought to a screeching halt. Read More ›
Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace
Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace
Photo: Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace, by George Beccaloni / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Social Darwinism: The Wallace Factor

Ideas do indeed have consequences, but not all ideas play out the same way or weave their way in the history of ideas toward the same destination. Read More ›
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Cherry blossoms on the campus of the University of Washington, Seattle. Authorities were telling would-be visitors to stay away; by D. Guillaime / CC BY-SA.

#6 Story of 2020: Amid a Pandemic, Wisdom from C. S. Lewis

Lewis's advice seems eerily applicable to our own situation, just substitute “pandemic” for “war.” Read More ›
Joseph-Stalin
Photo: Paining of Stalin in the Joseph Stalin Museum, by Andrew Milligan sumo, via Flick (cropped).

How Darwin Shaped the Young Joseph Stalin

Jonathan Wells notes that a figure in the totalitarian tradition was influenced by evolution from a very early age. Read More ›
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Photo: Reichstag fire, February 27, 1933, via Wikimedia Commons.

Totalitarianism Is Darwinism Applied to Politics

Atomization is the radical isolation of each individual from every other individual. Atomization breaks the bonds that hold society in its traditional shape. Read More ›

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