Showing posts with label genes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genes. Show all posts

Thomas Sowell: The Tragedy Of Isolation

Inflicting a handicap on their own people.   In the 20th century, Western intellectuals' two most dominant explanations of disparities in economic, educational and other achievements were innate racial differences in ability (in the early decades) and racial discrimination (in the later decades). In neither era were the intelligentsia     ... MORE

Thomas Sowell - Genes And Racism

Subtle factors.      During decades of watching both collegiate and professional football, I have seen hundreds of touchdowns scored by black players — but not one extra point kicked by a black player. Is this because blacks are genetically incapable of kicking a football or because racists won't let blacks kick a football? Most of us would consider either   ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Jensen And Flynn

Trivializing politically incorrect findings.   Anyone who has followed the decades-long controversies over the role of genes in IQ scores will recognize the names of the two leading advocates of opposite conclusions on that subject— Professor Arthur R. Jensen of the University of California at Berkeley and Professor James R. Flynn, an American expatriate   ... MORE