“For the Worst of Us, the Diagnosis May Be Evil”
Read a Feb. 8, 2005, New York Times article posted by the web site s8int.com about how the scientific world approaches the concept of evil.
Category: Society & culture
“Nature of Evil”
Listen to a National Public Radio segment on the nature of evil from April 8, 1999.
“Adoption advocates press Nixon to veto ‘foreign law’ measure”
May 28, 2013, News Tribune article about adoption advocates worries over the possible impact on international adoption of a new Missouri law.
“The Problem of Evil”
Listen to a 12-minute American Public Media audio segment on “The Problem of Evil” from Feb. 15, 2002.
“From Hitler to Mother Teresa: 6 Degrees of Empathy”
Read a June 13, 2011, New York Times review of British scholar Simon Baron-Cohen’s book, The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty. See also an excerpt of the book.
“State legislators vote to speed up adoptions, including setting a deadline for parents”
June 5, 2013, article about a new Michigan law that would speed up the adoption process.
“Is Religion Evil?”
Read a July 23, 2011, column by Ken Chitwood about evil in the aftermath of the July 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway, posted on the website of the Houston Chronicle.
“Jindal signs bill aimed at easing adoption rules”
May 31, 2013, The Advocate article about a new Louisiana law aimed at making adoption easier.
“Simply Evil”
Read “Simply Evil,” a Sept. 5, 2011, column by Christopher Hitchens at Slate.com written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.