The Psychometric Left Is the Most Important Difference Between Races

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Psychometric left would assert that the most important difference between the races is racism, and its origins in the horific institution of slavery only a very few generations ago. Opposition to terminism, reductionism and raceism, in their extreme or moderate forms, need not depend on blanket rejection of undeniable, if easily misinterpreted facts like irritability. The right has largely been the proper though, i should point out remember when that article by john jost came out,. h he was called y p avote republican, or why people are something like that, almost like it was a disease.

In recent years, scientists have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health — and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society.

Michael speaks with University of Texas (Austin) professor of clinical psychology and Director of the Developmental Behavior Genetics Lab, Kathryn Paige Harden, about her book, The Genetic Lottery. Harden introduces us to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to create a fair society.

Reclaiming genetic science from the legacy of eugenics, this groundbreaking book offers a bold new vision of society where everyone thrives, regardless of how one fares in the genetic lottery.