Category Archives: Race

Simmering Racial Matters

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Luke Ford

I just turned to NYTimes.com and read this: “The family of George J. Stinney Jr., who was put to death at 14 for the murder of two white girls, is seeking exoneration in South Carolina, a state where racial matters … Continue reading →

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The Importance Of Brain Size

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Luke Ford

Larger brains correlate with higher IQs. Brains in whites start getting smaller after age 25, in Asians after 35. Asians have larger brains, higher IQs and wider hips than do whites who in turn have larger brains and wider hips … Continue reading →

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Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We’re Afraid To Talk About It

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Luke Ford

From Scientific American: Few issues are as provocative and as poorly understood as biological differences among the races. So loaded are statements suggesting racial superiority or inferiority that, for the most part, an anxious hush surrounds the topic. To his … Continue reading →

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Don’t Notice Patterns!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Luke Ford

On election night, 1986, I was at election headquarters in Auburn, California covering the news for KAHI/KHYL radio. One candidate for office who was defeated was drunk, and that shocked me. When I interviewed her, she sang that “Que Sera … Continue reading →

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So This Black Guy Walks Into A Shul…

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Luke Ford

There are plenty of Orthodox Jews who are black and fit in with their communities. They lead lives observant of Torah. Their skin color is not a big issue to most of their co-religionists. All the obligations that a Jew … Continue reading →

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