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John Derbyshire: ‘Well, that’s been a depressing few days, hasn’t it?’

November 27, 2014 By Kathy Shaidle

John Derbyshire writes:

That’s the disparate impact argument. Statistical disparities like that can only be the result of malice toward blacks: of racism.

Since these disparities have barely changed across an entire generation—on some indicators of household wealth, academic achievement, and incarceration they have actually gotten worse—it must be the case that white racism is as bad today as 25 years ago. Does anyone believe this?

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