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...takes a leap of faith to go from what are widely accepted views that there are significant differences between the races on IQ scores [to believing] this is an accurate or even a relevant measure of intelligence," Pidot said...
...newspaper wasn't far wrong about the book, which links race and IQ and asserts that it does not matter whether differences in IQ stem from genetic or environmental factors...
...dispute reaches all the way up to President Bill Clinton, who said last Friday the idea that "there are inherent racially based differences" in IQ "goes against our entire history and our whole tradition...
...Harvard, which exploded with protests over Herrnstein's 1971 article linking IQ to success in society, professors have come down on both sides of the issue. Most professors say they have not yet read the book but know its arguments...
...Using IQ as a measure, the book suggests a correlation between social problems and low intelligence. More controversially, it implies a tie between race and intelligence...