eugenics
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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
Some critics interpreted the ads as a play on eugenics, the discredited belief that humanity could be improved through selective breeding.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
Now there’s an argument across social media: Did Sweeney and the retailer play fast and loose with eugenics to sell jeans?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
In the 193os, America was infatuated with the pseudoscience of eugenics and its promise of strengthening the human race by culling the “unfit” from the genetic pool.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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