He thinks exactly as I do about this but he has the academic and experiential chops to back it up whereas I have merely watched this whole comedy of errors unfold from the peanut gallery.
I also like his presentation of information and may buy the book - I expect it to confirm all my existing biases LOL but he may have some stuff in there that I haven't thought about (probably will).
This is also interesting:
War on the stupid (linked to in the OP's) highlighted paper While I don't think that having a high IQ makes a person superior to others anymore than I think being tall or having violet coloured irises does, having the ability to put two and two together faster than most will tend to have a beneficial impact on lifetime earnings for sure, IMO.