'...In other words, there is no scientific basis for the concept of race and, as a result, racism must disappear. A few years ago, I would have argued that by making this statement I had properly discharged my role as a scientist and a citizen. And yet, though there are no races, racism cer...

It was born with the first words of the Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by God, Creator, with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." These...