Taboo : Controversial research on IQ and race in the US

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/08/heritage-study-co-author-opposed-letting-in-immigrants-with-low-iqs/

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2013/05/16/should-research-on-race-and-iq-be-banned/

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/05/22/2044781/jason-richwine-harvard-dissertation-race-iq-hispanic/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/jason-richwine-dissertation_n_3240168.html

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/05/17/kennedy-school-students-demand-inquiry-into-immigration-thesis/6Izovn4svIW6jvlm7VSDFO/story.html

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/05/immigration-and-iq-0

U.S. to Harvard University: Don't publish report on which races have the highest and lowest IQ

Pressure continues to pile up against Harvard University after the publication of its research on racial IQ, something that led to the resignation of Professor Jason Richwine from the Heritage Foundation. The university was condemned for approving and publishing the thesis, with some calling it "racist". The uproar has also sparked a debate about academic freedom as well as academic integrity, with proponents arguing that everything could be studied, while opponents saying some subjects should be left untouched.

Summary : Some prof dude from harvard university called Jason Richwine did a research on the relationship between race and intelligence called "IQ and immigration policy", stirring a massive **** storm.

The research says that hispanics have lower IQs than native whites and will never reach that level due to genetics.
He also suggest that immigrants with low IQ should not be allowed to migrate into the country.

the exact document link : http://delong.typepad.com/pdf-1.pdf

Many harvard students signed the petition to ban future research related to race.

more details in here

Spoiler

Do you think racial research should be banned? Do you agree on the opposition of low IQ immigrants into the country?

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 1

jumpingjesusholycow

What we're seeing here has nothing to do with the relationship that race has to intelligence but rather the proxy that exists between race and intelligence which comprises a mix of social class/religious tendencies/geographic location.

This isn't controversial unless people write headlines like "HARVARD PROF SAYS BLACK PEOPLE ARE DUMB!!"

Reply 2

thesabbath

The different IQ expectations between races are like every other factor the product of [tens of] thousands of years of evolution in largely separate geographical environments and societal conditions (cue denial that different races exist)

It is always interesting how Atheists obsessed with Darwin and the theory of Evolution as a means of attacking Christianity in particular will run miles from admitting this particular consequence of his theories.

It is only controversial to publish research in this field because the prevailing ideology is that of global egalitarianism: all people are equal, bleed the same colour, just as much potential, no matter what, and so any publication threatening the Great Lie of our Times is suppressed, and scientists daring to enter the field are mercilessly shunned by the multiculturalists, the Western media and the heavily indoctrinated [white] public. The deceit and lack of truth required to maintain this pretence makes me sick

Reply 3

rickfloss

Original post by jumpingjesusholycow

Equally it could say, "Havard prof says chinese people are clever"

This is the reason why black people are failing in american schools

their disadvantages are not being addressed, but ignored

Taboo : Controversial research on IQ and race in the US

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