What Jerry Coyne thinks about Europe
Evolutionary biologist; professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago. Author of Why Evolution Is True (2009) and Faith Versus Fact (2015). Writes the Why Evolution Is True site daily on biology, religion, free speech and politics.
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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Jerry Coyne has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsAs I've said, I don't want to use these protests so much to call for a total ban on immigration (though clearly some restrictions are in order) as to call attention to the pro-Palestinian and anti-Western nature of the demonstrations, which suggest that Europe is in danger of losing its liberal democratic culture.
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Their wordsFirst, the role of pro-Palestinians and anti-Western actors in these riots, which will have turned many Europeans into advocates (or at least osculators) of terrorism.
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Our readingThe riots in Europe may put far-right factions, some of which are Nazi-adjacent, into power.
Their wordsSecond, the fact that these riots may put into power far right-factions in Europe, some of which are Nazi-adjacent.
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