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The Fluidity of Race

Posted on January 26, 2015 by gcochran9

Emily Nix and Nancy Qian just put out a paper – The Fluidity of Race – that has gotten some attention. They claim (based on their analysis of US Census records from 1880-1940) that at least 19% of black males … Continue reading →

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Race Potboiler from Ron Unz

Posted on July 22, 2013 by harpend

A new blog post from Ron Unz examines the correlation across large US cities between the percentage of the population that identifies itself as black and rates of various violent crimes. The correlations are remarkably stable over time and run … Continue reading →

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Platitude Storm: Race as a Social Construct

Posted on August 4, 2012 by harpend

Fall term is almost upon us. I will be teaching a course on social consequences of biological diversity, and much of it is far from politically correct. I have been thinking that I should introduce some material from the “race … Continue reading →

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