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Free Inquiry Audio EditionHenry Pratt Fairchild, Immigration, and the Legacy of Scientific Racism in the United States by Thomas RicentoThomas Ricento's article critically examines the legacy of Henry Pratt Fairchild (1880–1956), a prominent American sociologist whose work helped legitimize scientific racism and anti-immigration sentiment in the early 20th century. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://secularhumanism.org/2025/05/henry-pratt-fairchild-immigration-and-the-legacy-of-scientific-racism-in-the-united-states/ About the Author: Thomas Ricento, PhD, is professor and research chair, emeritus, at the University of Calgary, Canada. He has a BA in political science (Gettysburg College) and PhD in applied linguistics (UCLA). He is the author of Refugees in Canada: On the Loss of Social and Cultural Capital (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) among many other bo...
2025-06-1137 minFree Inquiry Audio EditionCan America Survive as a Secular Democracy? by Thomas RicentoThomas Ricento explores the tension between the myth of America as a Christian nation and its historical reality as a secular democracy. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://secularhumanism.org/2024/11/can-america-survive-as-a-secular-democracy/ About the Author: Thomas Ricento, PhD, is professor and research chair, emeritus, at the University of Calgary, Canada. He has a BA in political science (Gettysburg College) and PhD in applied linguistics (UCLA). He is the author of Refugees in Canada: On the Loss of Social and Cultural Capital (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) among many other books and articles dealing with...
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