
A FAIRY TALE BUT, OH, SO FEEBLE
by Kenan Malik
Review of A Troublesome Inheritance by Nicholas Wade (Penguin) Jews are adapted to capitalism. The Chinese have evolved to be conformist. Iraqis lack the genetic mechanisms necessary for democracy. It is not difficult to find such claims in the darker recesses of the Internet. It is more surprising, though, to find them at the heart of a much-heralded new book by the former science editor of the New York Times. Yet, not only does Nicholas Wade make these claims, they […]
Categories: Culture & Books, Race & Immigration, Science & Technology • Tags: clash of civilizations, gregory clark, nicholas wade, population genetics, racial science