QUESTION Good morning Curt – I’m a big fan of your work and I had a question abo

QUESTION
Good morning Curt – I’m a big fan of your work and I had a question about your recent post regarding what happens when average IQ is raised or lowered in a population.

While I’m inclined to agree with what you say, I’m curious as to how you’d address the case of black Americans who, seventy years ago, had a lower rate of children born out of wedlock than white Americans. Presumably their average IQ hasn’t dropped 15 points or more in 70 years.

What other factors may have led to such a degradation and what practical factors can be implemented to restore stability in such communities that have an average IQ below 100?

ANSWER:
12:29 PM (0 minutes ago)
to Sebastian

Nothing to do with IQ and everything to do with 1) the destruction of the black family by relocation from farms to cities especially during the Johnson Administration and the Great Society movement (Democrats). 2) the no-fault divorce, childsupport, alimony, birth control consequences. In fact a significant number of black americans have achieved lower middle class income and status, with a non-trivial percent achieving middle class status. The problem with lower IQ is the increasing demand for social regulation as the capacity for personal regulation decreases. Is there a solution? I sort of think so, but I’m just getting a handle on this of late.