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Black Lives Matter protest
Black Lives Matter protest
Photo credit: Frankie Fouganthin / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Racial Conflict and Scientific Racism

Protests are convulsing Louisville, KY, over the death of Breonna Taylor. How is the legacy of scientific racism reflected in today’s unrest? Read More ›
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
Photo credit: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?

Peter Singer has argued that animals, like humans, deserve protection because of their ability to suffer. 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: 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 ›
Margaret Sanger

Margaret Sanger Statues Honor a Racist and Eugenicist; but as with Darwin, Let Her Stay

Historical statues are a dispersed temple to memory, in need of vigilant guarding. Read More ›
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Human Zoos — How “Science” Fueled the Racial Fire

Ota Benga’s protest — “I am a man! I am a man!” — summarizes the very best message of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More ›
Treatment of patients in the ICU aboard USNS Comfort in New York, New York

The COVID Crisis and Our Healthcare System

To my knowledge, not a single person in the U.S. has died of COVID due to lack of capacity of the healthcare system. Read More ›
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Darwinism, Totalitarianism, and the Lockdown

Hannah Arendt was the leading philosopher of totalitarianism in the 20th century. She explicitly links totalitarian ideology to Darwinism. Read More ›

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