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eugenics

[yoo-jen-iks] / juˈdʒɛn ɪks /


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If economics can be called the dismal science, I’d argue that eugenics might be called the narcissistic one.

From Slate Mar. 19, 2026

Schottenstein, an Orthodox Jew, was perplexed at the criticism that the campaign smacked of eugenics, the Nazi-embraced theory that selective reproduction can advance the human race.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

But his claim was roundly refuted by experts on eugenics history.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2025

Those ads, which centered around a pun on the phrase “good genes,” were accused of promoting eugenics.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2025

But unlike Galton, Muller began to realize that positive eugenics was achievable only in a society that had already achieved radical equality.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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