The Tyranny of Intelligence Testing
Intelligence tests are a highly imperfect means of promoting a highly questionable end.
Intelligence tests are a highly imperfect means of promoting a highly questionable end.
To move forward on race relations, we first need to understand the inherent complexities about slavery and slaver-ownership.
We need a more concrete anchor off of which to base a restoration of state-level common law judging than reliance upon pure “human reason.”
While not easy or intuitive, civility is needed for a virtuous response to human complexity which ideology seeks to homogenize.
The American story needs to be retold in a way that underscores and reaffirms the truth about the nature of human beings and society.
To make politicians criminally liable for their mistakes seems to me a very good way of ensuring that they will become worse than they already are.
By discerning the will of the lawmaker, jurists can apply “old answers to new questions” in a way that preserves the integrity of the Constitution.
Malthus's shadow still looms large, influencing biology, environmentalism, economics, and other disciplines of knowledge today.
The omnipresence of slavery at historic sites today seems intended to tarnish remarkable achievements and promote the cause of identity politics.
New race- and gender-based programs raise constitutional questions about who is "socially and economically disadvantaged."