Is Charles Murraynnow “the mostndangerousnconservative?”nThe New York Times is worried:n”has he gone too far?”nIntelligence and Class Structurenin American LifenHow to getnthis massiven847-page,n$30 volumenHow The Club WorksnEvery 4 weeks (13 times a year) you get a free copy of the Club Bulletinnwhich offers you the Featured Selection plus a good choice of Alternates – allnof interest to conservatives. * If you want the Featured Selection, do nothing:nit will come automatically. • If you don’t want the Featured Selection, or youndo want an Alternate, indicate your wishes on the handy card enclosed withnyour Bulletin and return it by the deadline date. * The majority of Club booksnare offered at 20-50% discounts, plus a charge for shipping and handling. * Asnsoon as you buy and pay for 3 books at regular Club prices, your membershipnmay be ended at any time, either by you or by the Club. * If you ever receivena Featured Selection without having had 10 days to decide if you want it, younmay return it at Club expense for full credit. * Good service. No computers!n* The Club will offer regular Superbargains, mostly at 70-90% discounts plusnshipping and handling. Superbargains do NOT count toward fulfilling yournClub obligation, but do enable you to buy fine books at giveaway prices. *nOnly one membership per household.nWhy? Because Murray and the late RichardnHerrnstein prove something threatening tonPolitically Correct Liberalism:nIntelligence – not environment, povertynor education – is at the root of our worstnsocial problems. And intelligence differsnamong identifiable groups in society.nUp to $30 innstores – yoursnFREEnNo, the authors do not conclude that racial differences in IQ are necessarilyngenetic. But they do show that IQ is the crucial factor in determiningnone’s status in life, and must therefore be central to social policy Yearsnof concealing this hard fact have yielded massive social problems – builtnon a lie. And while specific remedies may be debatable, “there is no majorndomestic issue for which the news we bring is irrelevant.”n• IQ and crime … illegitimacy … divorce … welfare … unemploymentn• Group IQ averages and educational achievement compared:nwhites, blacks, Asians, Latinos, Jews, males, femalesn• Reality vs. hype: the failure of Head Start and other preschoolnprograms to raise IQ and academic performancen• How an expanding federal government harms those with low IQs.nWhat society can do – and once did – to help the less intelligentn• Myth: IQ tests are culturally and racially biased. Their uncannynability to predict academic achievement and job performance,nbased on decades of evidencen• How “heritable” is IQ? The contribution of environmentnand educationn• Do environment and history account for the poor performancenof blacks in American society?n• How affirmative action actually hinders black achievementn• The emerging white underclass: low intelligence, low morals,nlow income – and a social time bombn• The best preschool program for maximizing IQ: loving parents,nhealthy families. Reasonsn• The coming “custodial state”: a chilling picture of a probable futurenCause of the breakdown: declining morals.nCure: return to the old waysnThe conclusion is inescapable: traditional morals – reinforced in law,npopular culture and social policy – must guide the kind of decisionsnthat make sense for all people, whatever their IQs. The alternative isna new, horrible brand of class warfare. And, maybe, complete socialnbreakdown.n”Inflammatory Some will say it should have been left unpublished. :nOthers will praise the courage of the authors. It will infuriate ‘.nmany It will persuade others. In my personal view the book, ‘.nright or wrong, will influence the agenda for public policy Jndebates for years to come.” – J.W. Michaels, Editor, FORBES. •n•••nCONSERVATIVE f il BOOK CLUBn33 Oakland Avenue • Harrison NY 10528nPlease accept my membership in the Club and send, free andnpostpaid, the $30 BELL CURVE by Charles Murray andnRichard Herrnstein. I agree to buy 3 additional books at regularnClub bargain prices over the next 18 months. I also agree to thenClub rules spelled out in this coupon.n^ CCUL’nNamenAddressnCity State, -Zipnnn109n
January 1975April 21, 2022By The Archive
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