At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races will almost certainly exterminate and replace, the savage races throughout the world. ~ Darwin, The Descent of Man (1871) Darwin and Eugenics (or racialist pseudo-science) Perhaps most people perhaps don’t realize that a large majority of Darwin’s evolution racism ideas […]
Original title of Darwin’s book on evolution showing his invidious racist intent (subtitle removed in 6th edition of 1872) It [evolution theory] is a mere rag of an hypothesis with as many flaw[s] & holes as sound parts. ~ Darwin (letter to friend Asa Gray, June 1859) Biography of Darwin Charles Robert Darwin, (1809–1882) was […]
“Turkey is taking advantage of the war in order to thoroughly liquidate its internal foes, i.e., the indigenous Christians, without being thereby disturbed by foreign intervention.”~ Hitler (circa 1915) Prologue to 20th century’s first Holocaust Recently I watched a very interesting yet disturbing documentary about the Armenian genocide where the Muslim Ottoman Turks shortly after taking […]
It is not down in any map; true places never are. There is a wisdom that is woe, but there is a woe that is madness. ~ Melville Biography of Melville Herman Melville (1819–1891) was an American poet, novelist, writer of short stories, and a leading figure of the American Renaissance period. His most celebrated […]
Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it. ~ Booker T. Washington (quote in my father’s office) Happy Resurrection day and Easter to all. This essay celebrates the 100th anniversary of the legendary Black American conservative intellectual, Booker T. Washington, who was born on April 5, 1856 and died […]
Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from the new expanded second edition of Granville Sewell’s book In the Beginning: And Other Essays on Intelligent Design (Discovery Institute Press). ENV contributor Dr. Sewell is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas El Paso. He has written three books on numerical analysis, and is the author […]
To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you. ~ Goethe Biography of Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), a German writer, poet, lawyer, scientist, statesmen and artist. One of […]
There are no crimes only criminals ~ Robespierre No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of civil authority. ~ Jefferson Prologue: Are some religions more protected than others? Can the government force Christian business owners to cater to gay customers […]
Reality is a historical process. ~ Hegel Like other historical theories, it required, if it was to be made plausible, some distortion of facts and considerable ignorance. ~ Bertrand Russell Biography of Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) was a German philosopher and a central figure in German idealism movement. His radical conceptions of reality […]
When Machiavelli Comes to Town: The Dangers of Opportunistic Consulting
“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” ~Niccolò Machiavelli. The Prince (1532). “Unencumbered by government oversight, McKinsey is accountable only to its clients, who expect that their vulnerabilities, mistakes, and business strategies—in order words, […]
“The corruption, crime, and incompetence of the D.C. government has been an embarrassment to our nation’s capital for decades. It is long past time that Congress restored the honor and integrity of George Washington to the beautiful city which bears his name.” ~ Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), speaking on the BOWSER Act “It is […]
Fifth Circuit’s Ruling against “Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule” Safeguards Meritocracy Over Mediocrity
“The evidence presented by Nasdaq in its rule proposal, contrary to its claims, does not show that board diversity provides better returns for shareholders.” ~Excerpt from a Manhattan Institute led amicus curiae brief in the case of Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment vs. SEC. “We will terminate every diversity, equity, and inclusion program across the […]
Symposium – Me, Hooley and Malcolm X
Stephen the House Negro, expresses outrage to Calvin about Django riding a horse Socrates (470-399 B.C.) was a famous Greek philosopher from Athens, who taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Socrates used a simple but cleverly profound method of teaching by asking revelatory, piercing questions. The Greeks called this […]
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