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1. Lately, the issue of over-population has pretty much gotten drowned out by other problems in the world. But wouldn’t well-educated people be more likely to know about it, and take it seriously, than poorly-educated people? Read more …

Published: September 23, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, birth control, dysgenics, environmentalism, eugenics, Marian Van Court, North American New Right, originals, overpopulation, political correctness | Leave a comment

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Science vs. Public Opinion

Marian Van Court

Frederick Childe-Hassam, The Sonata

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It seems like there’s a total “disconnect” on this issue [eugenics] between science on the one hand, and popular opinion, on the other.

You’re absolutely right. There are two arenas in which the Nature-Nurture debate is taking place – the scientific one, and the public one – and the outcomes are exactly opposite. Read more …

Published: September 10, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, biological determinism, eugenics, hereditarianism, intelligence, IQ, Marian Van Court, North American New Right, originals, social constructionism, twin studies | 3 Responses

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Interview With Raymond B. Cattell

Marian Van Court

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Editor’s Note:

The following interview with Raymond Cattell (1905–1998) was originally published in The Eugenics Bulletin, Spring–Summer 1984.

Raymond B. Cattell obtained his Ph.D. and D.Sc. at London University, where he worked with Charles Spearman developing the theory of intelligence measurement. Read more …

Published: August 26, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged alienation, creativity, democracy, diversity, dysgenics, education, eugenics, evolution, feminism, genetic determinism, individualism, intelligence, interviews, IQ, Marian Van Court, morality, multiculturalism, non-white immigration, North American New Right, religion, reprints, transhumanism, welfare | 4 Responses

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Implementing a Eugenics Program

Marian Van Court

Charles West Cope, A Life Well Spent

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Even though I believe in eugenics, I really have no idea how it should be implemented. It seems so complicated, and it could be abused. What would a model eugenics program even look like?

When we envision launching a new eugenics program in the West, we need to consider what is effective, what is morally right, and what will be accepted by the public. We can make great strides towards helping future generations with no Draconian measures whatsoever, just a combination of incentives and disincentives. Read more …

Published: August 19, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged abortion, articles, birth control, eugenics, Marian Van Court, North American New Right, originals, sterilization | 12 Responses

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The Repository for Germinal Choice

Marian Van Court

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Joseph Wright, A Philosopher Lecturing with a Mechanical Planetary, 1766

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Whatever happened to the Repository for Germinal Choice? I read that it closed in 1999, but were the children born from this program ever studied?

All prospective parents signed statements promising that they would take part in surveys in the future, Read more …

Published: August 13, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, eugenics, Marian Van Court, North American New Right, originals, Repository for Germinal Choice, William Shockley | 5 Responses

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What is Intelligence & Can It be Measured?

Marian Van Court

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1. What is intelligence?

One simple, straightforward definition of intelligence is is “problem-solving ability.” Another definition is “that which IQ tests measure.” Read more …

Published: August 6, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, dysgenics, eugenics, intelligence, IQ, Marian Van Court, North American New Right, originals | 8 Responses

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The Sterilization Question

Marian Van Court

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In the British Medical Journal (# 7108, September 6, 1997, p. 563) there’s an article entitled “Thousands of women sterilized in Sweden without consent.” The Swedish government is investigating why thousands of women were forcibly sterilized on eugenic grounds from the 1930s to the 1970s. Read more …

Published: August 1, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, dysgenics, eugenics, Marian Van Court, North American New Right, originals, paternalism, sterilization | 11 Responses

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Editor’s Note

Because of the very positive responses to Marian Van Court’s recent essays on eugenics, we are running a multi-part series called “Ask a Eugenicist.” If you have other questions for Marian, please post them as comments below or email me at [email protected]. Read more …