SMALL VARIATIONS IN IQ MATTER —“A decrease in the average IQ of just under 5 p

SMALL VARIATIONS IN IQ MATTER

—“A decrease in the average IQ of just under 5 points doubles the number of retardates (IQ less than 70), and cuts in half the number of gifted (IQ over 130). Furthermore, Herrnstein and Murray found that when they moved the average IQ down statistically by just 3 points, from 100 to 97, all social problems were exacerbated: the number of women chronically dependent on welfare increased by 7%; illegitimacy increased by 8%; men interviewed in jail increased by 12%; and the number of permanent high school dropouts increased by nearly 15%.”—

Dysgenia matters. Liberty requires ability.