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Category Archives: IQ
Highlights Of Jason Richwine’s Harvard PhD Thesis On IQ & Immigration
Read the whole thesis here.
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The American Dream is Already Dead: How Jason Richwine is Actually Right in His US Immigration Policy that Disfavours Races with Lower Average IQ
Timothy Tang writes: In regards to Jason Richwine’s Harvard dissertation that discriminates different racial groups in immigration policy, what he said about races with lower average IQ pulling down the average IQ of Americans is actually true. First of all, … Continue reading
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LAT: Cerritos College a model of boosting Latino students’ success, study finds
Los Angeles Times: At El Camino, administrators began a policy several years ago of requiring incoming students to meet with counselors to map out an academic plan, said school spokeswoman Ann Marie Garten. The school also encourages students to take … Continue reading
The Atlantic: Most States Elect No Black Prosecutors
Report: The overwhelming dominance of white men among district attorneys could have huge effects on charging, enforcement, and plea bargains. It’s no mistake that the most enduring fictional prosecutors are white guys—whether they’re dignified older men like Jack McCoy or … Continue reading
National Intelligence and Economic Development
Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen write: Ten years ago we began our research program for the investigation of how far differencesin intelligence can explain the differences in economic development between nations in our book IQ and the Wealth of Nations(2002). … Continue reading
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Measuring Puerto Rican Intelligence
Puerto Rico’s population, by and large, does not have the cognitive power to prosper. Steve Sailer writes: Since then, of course, we’ve seen how wrong the 1936 psychometricians were, as Puerto Ricans have risen high in the ranks of accomplishment … Continue reading
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Whites are 63% of America’s population but 81% of its workforce and they dominate high IQ jobs
I’m shocked at these statistics. I would have thought blacks and hispanics would dominate America’s high IQ jobs. Different average IQ levels for different groups would account for most of the differences. REPORT: Data from the U.S. Census supports this … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: ‘A sense of rhythm appears to be uncorrelated with IQ’
Steve Sailer writes: A reader calls my attention to Real Clear Science: A Chimpanzee Has Rattled Off a Drum Solo By Ross Pomeroy Barney was a fairly normal chimpanzee. A 24-year-old, low-ranking member of a group of five adult male … Continue reading
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Results Correlate With Average Race IQ
Different groups have different gifts, including different cognitive abilities. The New York Times does not allow for comments on this article. They might upset the narrative. New York Times: On a common licensing exam called Praxis Core, a new test … Continue reading
Ted Cruz Believes In The Importance Of IQ
Story: As they were entering their second year in law school, Melissa Hart agreed to give Ted Cruz a ride from New York, where Cruz was at the end of the summer, back to Cambridge. She didn’t know him well, … Continue reading
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