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Eugenics: perverse discrimination and control

Involuntary sterilisation programmes in various US states in the early twentieth century became a template for the Nazis in 1933. Black people were disproportionately sterilised under such US programmes. Involuntary sterilisation continued after the Second World War in the US, Canada, Sweden, Peru and elsewhere.

by Tim O'Sullivan Apr 4, 2022Apr 4, 2022 / 5 mins /

Euthanasia: you can put lipstick on a pig, but a pig it remains

by Mark Sutherland Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021 / 3 mins /

Insanity is scientists doing the same experiments over and over again and expecting different results

by Mark Sutherland Jun 17, 2021Jun 18, 2021 / 4 mins /

A sordid saga from 1930s America is a reminder of how much harm ideological fads can do

by Michael Cook Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021 / 3 mins /

technocracy

Don’t be a technocrat

by Karl D. Stephan Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021 / 4 mins /

The more things change, the more they stay the same

by Mark Sutherland Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021 / 4 mins /

Yes, eliminating people with Down syndrome really is a kind of eugenics

by Richard Gunderman Feb 17, 2021Feb 18, 2021 / 3 mins /

The transhumanist quest for a godlike humanity threatens personal freedom

by Susan Levin Feb 4, 2021Dec 2, 2021 / 8 mins /

Arkansas case shows path forward for banning Down Syndrome abortions

by Michael Cook Jan 12, 2021Jan 13, 2021 / 5 mins /

Eugenics policies are part of China’s five-year plan, says expert

by Michael Cook Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020 / 2 mins /

The eugenic roots of abortion in Britain

by Mark Sutherland Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020 / 8 mins /

Memories of eugenics president erased from USC campus

by Michael Cook Jun 15, 2020Jun 16, 2020 / 3 mins /

The twisted optimism of the miserabilists

by Michael Cook Mar 23, 2020Apr 5, 2020 / 3 mins /

Twitter piles on Richard Dawkins over eugenics tweet

by Michael Cook Feb 24, 2020Apr 6, 2020 / 4 mins /

Neville Chamberlain, eugenicist and bird-watcher: a man for our times?

by Ann Farmer Nov 13, 2019May 5, 2020 / 4 mins /