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To: River Hawk
About a decade ago a seminal book was published, The Bell Curve, which was pilloried by the left for racism and faulty scholarship.

We now see in this regulation the institutionalization of The Bell Curve.

But, as usual, government gets it wrong as it converts sociological data into identity politics.


11 posted on 10/12/2012 11:32:33 PM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: nathanbedford

yep. i remember taking Psychology classes, were I.Q. tests were considered real and valid science.
actuaries, report groups are more like to die of heart disease, or get in car accidents.
but, PC killed the idea, that I.Q. is a useful tool.
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another good book, is IQ and the Wealth of Nations.


17 posted on 10/13/2012 6:10:20 AM PDT by Elendur (It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. - Thomas Jefferson)
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