Tag: Australia
How Darwin Recruited Racism to His Theory
Charles Darwin formulated his theory at a time when it was commonly assumed that different races of humans had different natural levels of intelligence.
“Doctor” Nitschke’s Suicide Pod Claims Its First Victim
Was the capsule tested? If so, how? On animals? Who knows? Somehow, these questions don’t get asked.
Here Comes “Non-Medical” Assisted Suicide
Certain strains of the euthanasia-advocacy movement believe doctors don’t need to be involved when someone wants to die.
Life Devalued: Suicide and Infanticide in Classical Antiquity
Nick Vujicic’s story would probably have turned out quite differently if he had been born in ancient Greece or Rome.
On Tobacco, Technocracy Has a Clever New Idea
Is tobacco just the first villain to be punished by a growing technocracy that seeks to limit freedom based on an ever-expanding definition of “health”?