Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to ‘scientific racism’ journal

Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory

The rightwing activist Christopher Rufo has links to a self-styled sociobiology magazine" that is focused on the supposed relationships between race, intelligence and criminality, and which experts have characterized as an outlet for scientific racism.

At the time of reporting, Aporia was one of 19 Substack newsletters Rufo links to in the recommended" section on his own newsletter, which according to Substack has more than 50,000 subscribers. Rufo also appeared on Aporia's podcast, which has published flattering interviews with proponents of scientific racism and eugenics.