Tag: John West
Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag
Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds.
Meet the New New Atheists, Not Like the Old New Atheists
These atheists are finding the “Darwinian tower” less to their liking, and are laying down their bow and arrow.
Elk Goes Down; Darwin Breathes a Sigh of Relief
What is the evolutionary argument against unapologetic racism and the supremacy of whatever race can climb to the top?
Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo
It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered.
On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth
Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.”