Author: Richard Weikart
Cambridge University Press’s New Book on Social Darwinism: Darwin and Herbert Spencer
The authors admit that Darwin was a racist who promoted racial struggle. They are likely to infuriate quite a few people of varying persuasions.
“Morality Pills”: Ethicist Calls for Drugs to Solve COVID Non-Compliance
Whatever one thinks about government mandates relating to the coronavirus, Parker Crutchfield’s “solution” is worse than the problem.
Darwinism, Jews, and White Nationalists
A right-wing Polish member of parliament, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, recently made waves with an astonishing claim.
Why Michael Shermer’s “Case for Scientific Humanism” Fails
Shermer tries to rewrite history by insisting that science is built on atheistic assumptions.
Darwinian Theory and Evolutionary Psychology — A Troubling Legacy
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker asserts that infanticide has biological roots. He claims that ancient humans were picky about which babies they would raise to maturity.