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Why I Write about Race and IQ
The National Review ^ | July 5, 2017 | Robert VerBruggen

Posted on 07/05/2017 7:46:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

There are good reasons not to confine the discussion to academic journals.

In the latest issue of National Review, John McWhorter has a challenging and thought-provoking essay about the topic of race and IQ — specifically, about whether that topic should even be up for discussion in liberal-arts classrooms and in the media, as opposed to in scientific journals. He suggests not, as there is nothing to gain from discussing it.

I read McWhorter’s essay with special interest because I have violated the norm he proposes. I have written about race and IQ on numerous occasions — and for a general audience, as I am not even a specialist myself. See, for example, my 2013 essay in this space about Jason Richwine’s departure from the Heritage Foundation, as well as my RealClear reviews of Nicholas Wade’s A Troublesome Inheritance and Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray’s The Bell Curve (on its 20th anniversary).

In light of McWhorter’s essay, I thought it would be worth explaining how I became interested in this topic and why I participate in public discussions of it.....

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1 posted on 07/05/2017 7:46:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

you should be able to study anything you like. Race and IQ is like anything else. The temperature of the sun’s interior. The age of the pyramids. Race and IQ. Heck, I remember ethnic humor. It was funny. Now there are plenty of things you can’t say or do, and things you aren’t supposed to even think about. I think about all sorts of things.


2 posted on 07/05/2017 7:50:05 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

An excellent objective definition of both Race and IQ would be required before even thinking of a trip down THAT Rabbit Hole...


3 posted on 07/05/2017 7:50:15 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: brucedickinson

Who was Alexander Graham Bellski?


4 posted on 07/05/2017 7:50:58 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: brucedickinson

Don Rickles and Redd Foxx were especially funny.


5 posted on 07/05/2017 7:51:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Paladin2

Alexander Graham Bellski invented the telephone pole, didn’t he?


6 posted on 07/05/2017 7:53:25 PM PDT by Bob (Damn, the democrats haven't been this upset since Republicans freed their slaves.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

ethnic humor was funny because there are stereotypes for a reason- generalities. We all have our little quirks.


7 posted on 07/05/2017 7:54:28 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Lots of fun facts, graphs, and statistics here.
8 posted on 07/05/2017 7:57:05 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

bump


9 posted on 07/05/2017 7:57:42 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
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To: Bob

Yes. I remember that.


10 posted on 07/05/2017 7:57:58 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just remember that the testing that makes whites feel so superior to blacks in turn proves that whites are inferior to Asians. Two edged swords can be a bytch.


11 posted on 07/05/2017 8:06:25 PM PDT by Seruzawa (FABOL)
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I sometimes think that whites just simply put more energy into taking standardized tests and the blacks have got a more passive attitude of keeping calm and not stressing out about trying very hard. Thus the whites get better test scores. With regards to the orientals: maybe they do study lots more for achievement. Take a look at micro-chips and the oriental names of the people in charge. The work ethic is strong there.


12 posted on 07/05/2017 8:16:22 PM PDT by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: Paladin2
Who was Alexander Graham Bell[ski]?

A distant relative of mine.

13 posted on 07/05/2017 8:17:10 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Seruzawa
Just remember that the testing that makes whites feel so superior to blacks in turn proves that whites are inferior to Asians. Two edged swords can be a bytch.

That's indeed an excellent thing to keep in mind!

The average IQ for any particular group is meaningless on an individual level... I have met blacks that were smarter than I am (and I'm pretty smart) and Asians that were dumb as a box of rocks.

BTW: If you need smart people just come to FreeRepublic, it's where the smart people gather. I'm quite sure that the average Freeper IQ is higher than ANY ethnic group on Earth.

14 posted on 07/05/2017 8:17:48 PM PDT by Bobalu ( Healthcare - someone must pay. Who should it be, and how did they get that obligation?)
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To: Paladin2

Yes. I would very much like an exact, scientific definition of ‘Race’.


15 posted on 07/05/2017 8:17:57 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Windflier

“Who was Alexander Graham Bell[ski]?”

“A distant relative of mine.”

Or maybe, a long distance relative.


16 posted on 07/05/2017 8:20:07 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Jamestown1630

The “Public” definition seems to have devolved into Skin Color, “Religion”, Primary Language, Political Philosophy , and others.

It’s become a Fool’s Errand.


17 posted on 07/05/2017 8:22:26 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The environmental and cultural components of intelligence can be even more provocative in that they implicate behavior and choices that are voluntary and preferred, such as: family cohesion; diet; drug use; child care and discipline; and the preference for or aversion to education.


18 posted on 07/05/2017 8:25:20 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Bobalu

Race and IQ matter when social Marxists say the reason for black crime and the state of black neighborhoods is because they are oppressed. You cannot expect a population of people with an average IQ of one standard deviation below whites to maintain the same level of civilization. The reason for black crime and poverty is average IQ, not oppression.


19 posted on 07/05/2017 8:30:15 PM PDT by BrokenMachine
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To: Bob

Don’t forget Alexander Graham ACME.


20 posted on 07/05/2017 8:34:09 PM PDT by MrEdd (long hours.)
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