[lightman]

Instead of eliminating poverty, the War [on Poverty] created a new "underclass"
-- fatherless kids who give birth to other fatherless kids -- generations of families who become dependent on government handouts.

[Drew68]

The United States has spent $25 trillion (so far) on our War on Poverty.

Most expensive cotton ever.

We could've had bases on Mars by now.

[hinckley buzzard]

Murray’s Bell Curve has about 900 Pages. About 100 or maybe more, are about IQ differences in ethnic groups.Nobody ever talks about the rest, which is more important stuff by far.

[x]

The New York Times put Charles Murray on the cover of its Sunday Magazine, calling him "The Most Dangerous Conservative."

That was what, 30 or 40 years ago?

[awelliott]

Love him. I was introduced to him early in early adulthood by reading “Losing Ground” and “Gaining Ground” which covered the War on Poverty and then gains made during the Reagan administration.

In “The Bell Curve” he had a co-author who passed shortly after publication, leaving Murray to take all the heat by himself. Poor guy. Fortunately, he was and is up to the task of defending his work.

[milagro]

The Democrat elites are just following in the footsteps of their ancestors: keeping people on their plantations.

[MV=PY]

The Bell Curve is a well-reasoned analysis of real-world IQ testing. It reads like an academic paper, with solid references to the sources of information. There is nothing controversial about it, other than many don’t like the facts that are discussed. Yet they are facts.

As Thomas Sowell says, is there any reason to think that two groups will have exactly equal scores on any measure?

[alternatives?]

Science no longer exists. The establishment desires are supported by decrees which they call science.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

The War on Poverty went from zero to end stage on Jerry Pournelle's "Iron Law of Bureaucracy" scale in less than ten years.

I met a guy, (fiance of a member of my extended family) who proudly announced at dinner that he'd received an award for reducing his child welfare office's overhead from 90% to 85%.

The "welfare constituency" the Democrats are playing to is the workers, not the "clients".

[Reeses]

East Asians, on average, have a higher IQ than whites.

Anyone that's been to East Asia knows that isn't true at all. Back when America controlled its borders, the government kept many of the stupid Asians out.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Liberals: FOLLOW THE SCIENCE...

...unless it leads to an inconvenient truth.

[Gene Eric]

The only curve that matters is the Moral Curve

[linMcHlp]

bttt

fatherless kids who give birth to other fatherless kids -- generations of families who become dependent on government handouts

[The Duke]

When does Jimmy the Greek get his apology?

[dfwgator]

"Shall we make the usual bet?"

[Chgogal]

Murray and Sowell should be must reads in high school.

[dpetty121263]

Well most Blacks and many So called Whites live on Democrat Plantations called Blue States and Cities...The thing is their Masters traded in Klan sheets for 3 piece suits and pant suits and went to Washington DC...They still have Dogs aka the Media and run down anyone speaking out...

[Hot Tabasco]

probably because some Black people have more fast-twitch muscles fibers,

Useful for running from cops....

[piytar]

Instead of eliminating poverty, the War [on Poverty] created a new "underclass"

-- fatherless kids who give birth to other fatherless kids

-- generations of families who become dependent on government handouts.

Exactly.

Racists could not have planned a more effective assault on black America.

Oh wait, the true racists on the left probably did plan it. Fits their MO for literally decades if not centuries...

[norwaypinesavage]

Murray needs to add Christians, Jews, Hindus, and ....Muslims into his analysis groups.

[cgbg]

George Orwell summarized this situation very well:

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”