What David George Haskell thinks about racism

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American biologist and writer, professor at the University of the South, whose books include The Forest Unseen, The Songs of Trees, Sounds Wild and Broken and How Flowers Made our World.

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1. 7 Nov 2025

   Our readingJames Watson was not an outlier; he stood within an established racist tradition.

   Their wordsPretending that Watson was an outlier does not help. Let's recognize that he stood firmly within an established racist tradition, then chose a different direction for the future.

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