What Jerry Coyne thinks about war

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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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1. 15 Oct 2026

   Our readingThe West has a moral obligation to defend Ukraine.

   Their wordsThe obligation of the West to defend Ukraine is not diplomatic but moral.

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