Zwolinski on William Graham Sumner

William Graham Sumner often gets unfairly labeled a social Darwinist. In this first post in a new series, Zwolinski tries to nail down just what "social Darwinism" means.

Not only is the charge of Sumner being a social Darwinist unfair, but it characterizes his views as nearly the opposite of what they actually were.

Zwolinski examines William Graham Sumner’s critique of "social justice."

Zwolinski concludes his series on William Graham Sumner with the question of how we ought to help the poorest among us.