Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart

Traditionalist conservatives and classical liberals need Charles Darwin. They need him because a Darwinian science of human nature supports Burkean conservatives and Lockean liberals in their realist view of human imperfectibility, and in their commitment to ordered liberty as rooted in natural desires, cultural traditions, and prudential judgments. Arnhart's email address is larnhart1@niu.edu.

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Does the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 by Natural Selection Depend on Intelligent Design?

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A Colorized Electron Microscopic Image of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus (in Red) Attacking a Human Cell (in Green) Was the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...
Monday, May 25, 2020

The CDC Lowers Its Estimate of the COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate

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Two months ago--in the third week of March--Trump and many of the state governors ordered a mandatory lockdown of the U.S. economy, while Pr...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

COVID-19: How Bad Is It Today?

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Many of us begin each day now by checking the latest numbers for the COVID-19 pandemic.  Today, it's reported that the total number of d...
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Sunday, May 10, 2020

The Darwinian Moral Dilemmas of Infection-Avoidance Behavior in Humans and Other Animals

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Shelley Luther was fined and sentenced to seven days in jail when she opened her hair salon in Dallas, which violated Governor Greg Abbot...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020

COVID-19 Shutdowns By Consent of the Governed? David Hume's Maxim

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How do we explain the amazing events of the past eight weeks?  Billions of human beings on planet Earth have been locked in their homes, as ...
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Thursday, April 30, 2020

The Hayekian Evolutionary Libertarianism of Justin Amash and His Presidential Candidacy

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As I anticipated in some posts last year ( here and  here ), Justin Amash has announced that he is running for the American presidency ...
Monday, April 27, 2020

Why Do Michigan and New York Have COVID-19 Death Rates Higher Than Sweden? Is Liberty Better Than Lockdown?

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Today (April 27), there were 41 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Michigan, which puts total deaths in Michigan at 3,315.  At the same time, t...
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Saturday, April 25, 2020

When and How Did the Experts Decide that the COVID-19 Pandemic Justified a Lockdown?

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When and how did public health experts decide that the COVID-19 pandemic justified a lockdown of our social and economic life, for the first...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

If COVID-19 is no more deadly than the seasonal flu, then shouldn't we end the shutdown?

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Every year people die from the seasonal flu.  In the United States, deaths from the yearly flu can be as high as 60,000 people.  And in the ...
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