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This is in no way a fair reading of Drum on the lead stuff. His basic point is that the rise and fall off crime is due in large part to lead so you should ignor
by neaden 9y ago
This is in no way a fair reading of Drum on the lead stuff. His basic point is that the rise and fall off crime is due in large part to lead so you should ignore politicians who try to claim credit for it with their policing programs and that we should scale back programs that were initiated during the 80s come wave. He does not support things like The Bell Curve at all.
- veridies 9y agoIt’s worth noting Drum’s actual position on The Bell Curve: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/05/charles-murray-still-convinced-whites-are-smarter-blacks/ http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/05/charles-murray... TLDR: he thinks that there could be an genetic difference in racial IQ levels, but that the evidence is against it and it makes far less sense than the environmental explanation.
- Semiapies 9y agoIt's an entirely fair reading of many of his supporters, who are absolutely about rehabilitating failed social programs.