Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
Welcome to the last Friday of 2023: December 29, with only one more day left of Coynezaa. It’s National “Get on the Scales” Day, apparently intended to see if you’ve gained the infamous “Holiday Five”. But why the scare quotes around “Get on the Scales”? Are we supposed to be only pretending to get on the … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was founded in 1913 to project Jews from defamation and discrimination and to fight anti-Semitism in America. It was once a widely respected organization, admired by both Jews and non-Jews. Sadly, under the Presidency of Robert Greenblatt, who worked for Obama, the ADL has become much more woke: it’s going the … Continue reading Is Cancel Culture on the way out?
It amazes me that, in light of the science showing that trans women who have gone through male puberty retain significant athletic advantages over biological females, even when taking therapy to reduce testosterone, people still insist that trans females should be able to compete in women’s sports against natal females. And many people maintain this … Continue reading USA Fencing will allow males who self-identify as females to fence against biological women; ACLU defends “affirmative” surgery and drugs on minors
According to the conservative National Review, Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), didn’t exactly adhere to his organization’s principles (i.e., “defend the civil liberties of all Americans”) when he gave a talk on free speech at a mandatory first-year orientation event at Princeton University. Author Matthew Wilson, who attended the … Continue reading Head of the ACLU makes a mockery of free speech at a Princeton orientation event designed to promote free speech
If you haven’t looked at or subscribed to Sarah Haider’s Substack site “Hold That Thought”, you should consider it. She regularly produces thoughtful and well written posts, and her experience as cofounder and director of development for Ex-Muslims of North America gives her insights into ideological infighting that you might not know about. And she’s … Continue reading Sarah Haider: The toxicity of progressive, nonprofit organizations
I can’t help but see this piece, reporting on the debacle that The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) has become, as an expression of the New Yorker‘s wokeness. (Yes, the magazine is “politically correct,” as they say.) I found the article not only gossipy, but boring; it’s as if they simply wanted to show … Continue reading An antiwoke organization implodes
Good morning on the Cruelest Day: Tuesday, June 6, 2023, and National Gingerbread Day. The cookies are fine, but give me a warm gingerbread cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting over it. It’s also the D-Day Invasion Anniversary and the anniversary of my late parents. On top of that, it’s Atheist Pride Day, … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue
For a couple of years I’ve been chewing on the tuchas of the ACLU for abandoning its mission to protect everyone’s civil liberties in favor of supporting only “progressive causes”. (In that sense they’re behaving just like the Southern Poverty Law Center.) And in the meantime they’ve abandoned their mission of political neutrality. As I … Continue reading More slimy behavior from the ACLU
