he arguments they promote are used widely by white supremacist groups to legitimize racial hatred.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/04/genes-race-and-iq.html"The racial I.Q. gap, he argues, is �purely environmental.� For one thing, it�s been shrinking: over the last 30 years, the measured I.Q. difference between black and white 12-year-olds has dropped from 15 points to 9.5 points...As for the alleged I.Q. superiority of East Asians over American whites, that turns out to be an artifact of sloppy comparisons; when I.Q. tests are properly normed, Americans actually score slightly higher than East Asians.
If I.Q. differences are indeed largely environmental, what might help eliminate group disparities? The most dramatic results come from adoption. When poor children are adopted by upper-middle-class families, they show an I.Q. gain of 12 to 16 points."
