Murray: whites win!(Devil in the Details)(Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950)(Book Review)
American Prospect, The, December, 2003 by Blustain, Sarah
WHEN IT COMES TO Charles Murray, no news is good news. Which is the best we can say about the spotlight-monger's new book, Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950. Trackers of the libertarian social scientist will remember the brouhahas he caused with Losing Ground and The Bell Curve (written with Richard Hernnstein).
The first argued that the social programs of the 1960s and 1970s contributed to the plight of the poor and minority Americans they were supposed to help. The second laid out IQ data that, at their most ...
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