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Category Archives: Eugenics
Does Eugenics Lead To Genocide?
Richard Lynn writes in his book Eugenics: First, eugenics does not require the extermination of undesirables. It is sufficient for eugenics that the mentally retarded and recidivist criminals should be sterilized. Second, eugenic considerations did not play any significant role … Continue reading
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Using Immigration To Boost Eugenics
Richard Lynn writes in his book Eugenics: The final strategy for the promotion of positive eugenics would consist of the acceptance of good-quality immigrants. Historically, the leading instance where immigration has had a positive impact has been the admission into … Continue reading
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Parental Licenses
Richard Lynn writes in his book Eugenics: The most recent proposal for parental licensing comes from David Lykken (1995), a psychology professor at the University of Minnesota. He began his discussion by making a distinction between psychopaths and sociopaths. He … Continue reading
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Stop The Killing!
I keep reading all these heartfelt cries for stopping the killing in the Middle East. So let’s indulge this wish for a minute and think about what would happen if all the actors in the Middle East decided to stop … Continue reading
Should We Require People To Have A License Before They Procreate?
Richard Lynn writes in his book Eugenics: The first of the recent proposals for licenses for parenthood was made in 1980 by the American political scientist Hugh LaFollette (1980). He began by contending that some parents are unfit to rear … Continue reading
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Jewish Eugenics
Steve Sailer writes: John Glad, retired director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, wrote an important book in 2011, Jewish Eugenics, documenting the Jewish love-hate relationship with eugenics. The most … Continue reading
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Jewish Eugenics
Chaim Amalek writes: “What is the idea of “yicchus”, if not a poor man’s attempt at eugenics? Also, every sensible human being practices eugenics to the fullest extent of his abilities (social, economic, etc.) when selecting a mate. And everyone … Continue reading
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