Honored by Statue, Democratic South Carolina Senator Said Some Blacks “Near Akin to Monkey”

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Benjamin Tillman was a monster. He publicly defended lynchings. He drew on evolutionary racism to preach black inferiority. Source
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The Casual Racism of Charles Darwin

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It is certainly startling to see the N-word cropping up in Darwin’s letters, but this is not the only place. Source
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Woke Medicine Is Very Bad for Everyone’s Health

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There is a major effort in medical education today to indoctrinate students and resident physicians into Critical Theory. Source
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Darwin and Race: Three Strikes, He’s Out

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February is Black History Month, and this week, Friday, February 12, is Darwin Day — the birthday of Charles Darwin. Source
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#9 Story of 2020: An Antidote to Despair

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I am a biologist, a worker in a field with a sorrowful history of categorizing human beings by race. Source
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A Darwinist Recognizes (Some of) the Stakes in the Intelligent Design Debate

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I would be curious to hear how Darwinists like Dr. Freestone reconcile their evolutionism not just with religion but with their commitment to human equality. Source
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Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo

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It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered. Source
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“Morality Pills”: Ethicist Calls for Drugs to Solve COVID Non-Compliance

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Whatever one thinks about government mandates relating to the coronavirus, Parker Crutchfield’s “solution” is worse than the problem. Source
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Marx Attacks!

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If I were to ask you who the most influential philosopher of the 21st Century is, what would your answer be? The correct answer might surprise you. It is Karl Marx. Karl Marx believed that class struggle would occur naturally on its own without the help of any social engineer. He believed the Communist Revolution was the inevitable outcome of socio-economic forces, and it was only a matter of time. He was wrong. The marxists of today believe in the class struggle, just like Marx did in his day. Except that now, the new Marxists recognize that it won’t naturally happen on its own. They have forged a new agenda to bring about a social revolution similar to the one Marx imagined. Except this time the intended outcome will be…
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