Here's another recommendation from me today. William Saletan in _Slate_ defends the indefensible and says the unspeakable (with much qualification) concerning racial differences in IQ (the James Watson brouhaha ).
See http://www.slate.com/id/2178122/entry/2178123/ There are three essays, ("entries"), one each day. If you read the first, be sure to read the other two. I think he presents a reasonably balanced discussion of the issue. He's one of the few who seems daring enough to take the issue on, surely a "dangerous idea" as defined by Steven Pinker (even if that particular one doesn't appear on Pinker's list at http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/dangerous07/dangerous07_index.html Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---
