Race, Intelligence and Bias in Academe

"This book details evidence of widespread efforts to withhold from the public any clear understanding of the importance of heredity in shaping human abilities, particularly with regard to research into the genetic basis of human behavior, with particular reference to heredity and intelligence. Eminent academic authorities such as Arthur Jensen at Berkeley, Richard Herrnstein of Harvard, Thomas Bouchard of Minnesota, William Shockley of Stanford, Philippe Rushton of Western Ontario, Linda Gottfredson of Delaware, and numerous other scholars have been criticized by Marxist faculty members such as Leon Kamin and Richard Lewontin, pilloried in Leftist publications, described in less than favorable terms in the general media, and had their classes disrupted - even suffering physical assault in some cases - by Marxist student organizations. All this is amply documented, and the result is an up-to-date book which makes entertaining reading but provides solid, documented information on what is currently happening in major segments of the university arena. What makes all this important is that the role of heredity in shaping human abilities has now been demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt by research into behavioral genetics. Yet due to a concerted campaign by Leftists within the academic world and the prevailing political climate in the media, these facts are little known to the general public. For those interested this is also a useful source book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)" "...In brief, although scientific evidence for the powerful role of heredity in determining individual and group abilities is now conclusive, and well known to those who specialize in these areas, those who engage in such research, especially where this touches on intelligence, are still regularly abused and accused of being "racists," "nazis," and "fascists." One would have thought such Marxist techniques would have died with the Cold War, but they have not. The ensuing chapters have been compiled for the purpose of placing on public record some of the realities of this continuing effort to deny the significance of heredity in determining human abilities by Leftist ideologists - well-supported by the media - and to suppress any research that would deny credence to the imaginative assumptions on which their social and political philosophy 1s based. Some effort has been made to organize the material in chronological order, although many of the events recounted occurred concurrently. However, Professor Hans J. Eysenck, the world's most frequently cited psychologist who has himself figured prominently in this struggle, has kindly permitted the author to publish the chapter entitled "Science and Racism" which was originally intended for inclusion in his autobiography, but which never appeared therein. This so cogently exemplifies the experiences common to scientists who have been targeted by the radical Left for their interest in human behavioral genetics, that we believe the reader will find that it makes an insightful introduction to the account of the bitter struggle for intellectual freedom that follows...."