Tag: Soviet Union
Karl Marx at 200 — Darwinism & Communism
The men who translated Marxism into practical political terms in the form of Soviet terror were evolutionary thinkers.
American Lysenkoism, and the Darwinists Who Embrace It
Today the term Lysenkoism applies to any use of government power to enforce scientific orthodoxy.
Free Will Denial and PreCrimes
If we treat criminals the way we treat natural disasters — as physical events without moral culpability — the pragmatic approach is preemption as well.
Darwinian Lysenkoism in America
As Lysenkoism enjoys a revival in Russia, it thrives here too.
Environmentalism Is Increasingly Anti-Human, Pro-Authoritarian
The dirtiest economies have tended to be Communist ones, such as the old Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China.