in thread "The Modern Galileo": It might be worthwhile to poke into Chinese efforts after 1949, which are usually caricatured as pro-natalist until 1979 and then paranoid after. Eugenics was a major concern of Republican era intellectuals, who were deeply concerned with racial health; ev... 1mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.1 2.1 It might be worthwhi (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.1 2.1 These are good points. I know these policies would be enforced with Party members with the most strictness (and there was perhaps less need for coercive measures with them, than with people way out in the provinces), and that there were exceptions for ethn... 1mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.4 3.4 These are good point (view hidden) log in to judge received 3.4 3.4