Author: Richard Weikart
Frankenstein 200 Years Later: Have We Heeded the Warning?
Shelley’s cautionary tale of a scientific experiment run amok has profound implications for today’s bioethics debates.
The Religion of the Alt-Right
Some leading figures of the alt-right, such as Richard Spencer, are sympathetic with paganism.
Jerry Coyne, Infanticide, and the Evolution of Morality
I’m confident Coyne will be outraged by this proposal — as he should be. However, this is exactly how we treat dogs.
Was Hitler a Creationist? A Christian? Decoding a Famous Quotation from Mein Kampf
The context implies that Hitler was not thinking of a Creator God in the way that most people would.
Was Darwinism Banned from Nazi Germany?
My new book, Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich, is out today.