Yeah that's a fair criticism, although as someone who has spent 10 years teaching social science, I have to say that was at the forefront pf my mind when readin

Yeah that's a fair criticism, although as someone who has spent 10 years teaching social science, I have to say that was at the forefront pf my mind when reading it. I was still mightily impressed with their data. The range of studies is extremely broad (into the hundreds), and there is a very wide range of experimental procedures in use. Not all are correlations. >inequality is immaterial but does tend to be correlated with poverty This point, they explicitly refute with a vast array of data. In cases where there is both poverty an inequality, there is a problem. When poverty alone, the problems are massively reduced. I read the book with a critical eye. I've taught social science for the best part of 10 years and this was not lacking in statistical rigour. Other academics in the field who I've discussed it with agree. I think you'll enjoy the book. It challenged a lot of my preconceptions to the point where I changed my mind, which is was unexpectedly refreshing.