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“He’s Right To Highlight Social Dimensions Of The Crisis Among Low-Skilled...
Social theorist Charles Murray has repugnant politics, but the very progressive Nick Kristoff is able to find common ground with him on an aspect of poverty. That’s why I like Kristoff so much: He...
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“Here’s My Question… What Changed?”
I’ll always remember what that staunch supporter or meritocracy Charles Murray replied when asked by the New York Times Magazine in 2008 about a certain Wasilla-based Republican: NYT: What do you...
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“The Bureaucrats Think They Know Better”
Charles Murray, “thought leader,” claims to be truly and deeply in love with both meritocracy and Sarah Palin, which seems an impossible balancing act, but consistency is the hobgoblin of little...
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“The Revolution Didn’t Come — It Never Does In America, Not Since The First One”
In a strong New York Times Book Review piece, George Packer surveys the common ground shared by disparate pundits Chris Hedges, a revolutionary on the Left, and the Libertarian-ish Charles Murray, who...
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“American Egalitarianism Is On Its Last Legs”
Among U.S. scholars, none seem to casually elide more inconvenient truths than Charles Murray, who somehow claims to love both meritocracy and Sarah Palin. He can make solid sociological points, but...
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“Basic Guaranteed Income Has To Replace Everything Else”
I’ve blogged about this before, but the Charles Murray system of Universal Basic Income, which is similar to the schemes of a number of Libertarian wonks and Silicon Valley stalwarts, would devastate...
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