Tag: conservatism
Listen: Berlinski on the Limits of Rational Discourse
I asked David Berlinski and Michael Denton what they thought was the nub of intellectual difference between a thoughtful Darwkin skeptic and a thoughtful Darwin loyalist.
Jonah Goldberg, William F. Buckley Jr., and Evolution
Conceding deep philosophical and scientific premises is one common reason that conservatives lose important arguments.
“Gatling Gun in the Living Room”: Two Missed Chances to Defend a Humane View on Bioethics
John West reviews two books by conservatives, Yuval Levin and Eric Cohen, who “seem more interested in criticizing their fellow conservatives who challenge Darwinism than in criticizing Darwinism itself.”
Journalist Sam Tanenhaus Assails Conservatives on Science
Conservatives have not “always mistrusted science,” and do not now.
When Ethics “Evolve,” Beware
In 1944, the U.S. government allowed John Cutler, a physician with the U.S. Public Health Service, to infect Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea without their consent.
