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Whoopi Goldberg, Nazi Racism, and Social Darwinism

Were the Nazis racist? Celebrity Whoopi Goldberg has been in the news claiming that what the Nazis did wasn’t about racism because it was “white on white.” Historian Richard Weikart responds by discussing the findings of his new book Darwinian Racism: How Darwinism Influenced Hitler, Nazism, and White Nationalism. Read More ›
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Nazi Racism: Historian Richard Weikart Answers Questions

What is the historical connection between Nazi racism and Darwinian evolution? Historian Richard Weikart explores the ideological origins of Nazi racism and its links to social Darwinism as he answers questions submitted from viewers around the world about his new book Darwinian Racism: How Darwinism Influenced Hitler, Nazism, and White Nationalism. Read More ›
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Connecting Hitler and Darwin

One man — Charles Darwin — says: “In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals…” Another man — Adolf Hitler — says: Let us kill all the Jews of Europe. Is there a connection? Yes obviously is the answer of the historical record and common sense. Published in 1859, Darwin’s On the Origin Read More ›

Don’t Doubt It

Get ready for the great Darwin-Hitler debate. There’s already been a volley of advance attacks on a new film’s suggestion of a link between Darwinism and Nazi ideology. The movie is Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, opening this weekend, a cheeky documentary that is not primarily about evolutionism in prewar Germany. Reviewers in Time, Scientific American, Variety, Fox News, and elsewhere Read More ›

Is There A Connection Between Hitler And Darwin?

Hitler understood something about Judaism that even many Jews today don’t grasp. I mention this because you’re soon going to be hearing a lot about a new movie, Expelled, which understands something about Hitler that, in turn, many Jews and non-Jews don’t or don’t want to understand. Starring comic actor Ben Stein, Expelled is a snarky theatrical documentary about the Read More ›