If the Harvard crew would bring some substantive objections, like research falsification or sloppy research, inability to replicate his findings, failure to follow scientific methodology, well, that would be one thing.
But these charges of discrimination, ‘insensitivity’—or as they might say: ‘whatever’—are as bogus as their attempts, for example, to carry water for Michael Bellisiles and his fabrication ‘Arming America’ about ten years ago.
They approve or disapprove of any proposition depending upon whether it serves their political agenda. Period.
Hopefully not being too blunt, IMHO these kids and their perfessors can either attempt to do what was done then, or go s*** in their mortar-boards.
Have to admit my own biases caused me to make a knee jerk reaction to the title. Those are honest biases from many many years in a mixed Hispanic environment. And NM is a great place to see the extremes. I have seen and know the brightest and the most backward of the group. Know them personally.
Must admit it is possible that I misunderstood the group he was identifying.
But, I still think IQ is a non issue in evaluating this.