Genetic Superiority Myths Debunked: Economic Inequality Holds the Key to Social Disparities
This enlightening article by Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson, professors from the University of Manitoba, tackles the resurgence of genetic superiority claims to explain human inequality. Arguing against a neo-eugenics mindset, it emphasizes how economic inequality, not biology, drives differences in intelligence, health, and opportunity. By unpacking their recent book, *The American Gene: Unnatural Selection Along Class, Race, and Gender Lines*, the authors advocate for equalizing opportunities to erase disparities, using historical examples like the civil rights-era gains of Black Americans to illustrate structural change over genetic determinism.
Mar 23