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Composite image showing a Habsburg with Habsburg chin, two inbred adult men before a DNA graphic, and a Muslim family with two children.

Cousin Marriage and Inbreeding: A Genetic History

What large-scale genomic data reveals about consanguinity, inherited disease, and the uneasy politics of discussing biological risk.

Zoe Booth, Francisco Ceballos 22 Jan 2026 · 7 min read

A portrait of Charles II of Spain, of the Habsburg Dynasty.

A Brief History of Inbreeding

How kinship, culture, and genetics shaped one of humanity’s oldest taboos.

Francisco Ceballos 3 Dec 2025 · 12 min read

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia

I Blew Up My Lucrative Public-Service Career (And So Can You)

A veteran of British Columbia’s public-sector workforce explains how DEI enforcers forced him to choose between keeping his job and honouring his values.

Nick Osmond-Jones 16 Sep 2024 · 23 min read

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Cousin Marriage and Inbreeding: A Genetic History

A Brief History of Inbreeding

I Blew Up My Lucrative Public-Service Career (And So Can You)