IQ, Race and Racism

Unfortunately we cannot avoid the question of Race and IQ when discussing racism because modern day racists, those who call themselves “race realists” today, are actively abusing science to push for policies such as:

• Segregation
• Immigration quotas based on race
• No bussing
• Ending affirmative action
• Cut or scale back programs aimed at disadvantaged children.

Basically the thrust of their argument is that all the inequality seen in America is “natural” and not caused by discrimination, unequal opportunities or racism. In their view it is just a reflection of racial inferiority.

This means it is very hard to discuss racism without addressing these issues. Here I have tried to show an accumulation of various studies and facts which questions the narrative of the “race realists.”

Remark on Race

When I write about race, I mean the social construct of race. What people identify as or the racial categories people put others in based on the established conventions of the society they live in. To understand better why most biologists don’t consider race biological, despite the fact that you can clearly see the difference between a Chinese and a Swede, read this explanation. The short answer is that your appearance is a tiny fraction of your genetic makup. A Swede can in principle be more similar to an Asian genetically, than another Swede. Most of your gene variation is not…