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A Reminder, on Terrorism....
• March 22, 2016
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my earlier column Terrorism Quotient The idea is that there is a s
The Donald Trump Phenomenon: Part 2: Binary Thinking
• March 18, 2016
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In the preceding part (The Donald Trump Phenomenon: Part 1: The American Nations), I talked about the geographic (and hence ethnic) variation in support for the various 2016 U.S. presidential candidates. In this part, I will focus on the turmoil in this particular election cycle, and what it means for our society and acceptance of... Read More
The Donald Trump Phenomenon: Part 1: The American Nations
• March 11, 2016
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Updated, 4/6/16. See below! The 2016 U.S. presidential race has brought out a serious whirlwind of events, the likes of which haven't been seen in a long time, if ever. Despite my own expectations for a boring campaign, this election cycle has been anything but. Most significant to this excitement has been the rise of... Read More
The Behavioral Genetics Page
• March 2, 2016
• 600 Words
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This page is to make an easy to use (and easy to share) central repository for my posts on the science of behavioral genetics. This is fundamental reading for anyone interested in HBD – indeed for anyone interested in the human sciences in general. All Human Behavioral Traits Are Heritable – This post introduces readers... Read More
Enter Little Miss JayLady
• February 22, 2016
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All photos by me. Joy to the world my friends!
Features and Bugs
• February 21, 2016
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A persistent misunderstanding both in the world of HBD and general medical and psychological science at large is the notion of what constitutes a "disorder." When does a phenotype represent a physiological or behavioral malady? For behavioral issues, most people regard the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as the "final word" on... Read More
Rebutting Chanda Chisala
• February 3, 2016
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Chanda Chisala has been producing pile after pile of nonsense for quite some time. At first, I was content with simply leaving comments at his posts refuting his rubbish because it was rather easy to point out where he was full of baloney. Since then, I've been banned by him, mostly for my signature flair.... Read More
Uninformed Criticism – My Comment Policy
• November 20, 2015
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of the commeters here at Unz.com have complained about my heavy-handed treatment of commenters. Well, to those people, I say too bad. They key problem is that many critical commenters don't realize how ignorant about matter at hand they are. Realize that the whole reason you're reading me is because I know things that you... Read More
Terrorism Quotient
• November 14, 2015
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(My reader poll results will have to wait, but rest assured, they're coming.) Yet another terrorist attack in Paris – this year wish I could say I was even remotely surprised – perhaps only at the precise time, and that's all. For this is just another example of what I and so many others have... Read More
Reader Poll 2015. Let Me Hear from You!
• November 2, 2015
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I want to take the temperature of the room, so to speak. Here's your chance to let me hear from you. I encourage all readers to participate, including the occasional drifters, lurkers, etc. The more people participate, the more accurate the results will be. Please chime in! All votes are anonymous unless you choose to... Read More
Regression to the Mean
• October 21, 2015
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It seems few understand regression to the mean and how and why it works. Most people (and by most people, I mean most scholars – i.e., the people who should know better) have a vague understanding that it has something to do with IQ. They seem to have the impression it means that the children... Read More
Guns, Atheists, Lunatics, and More
• October 2, 2015
• 800 Words
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It's that time again. There's been another horrific high-profile mass shooting. And as usual, all the nonsense that typically circulates when that happens is circulating again. "We need more gun control!" "The problem is mental illness!" Or "it's not mental illness!" "It's racism!" Chris Harper Mercer added another layer to the matter – the fact... Read More
Clannishness – the Series: Zigzag Lightning in the Brain
• September 20, 2015
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Post updated, 9/23/15 9/22/15. See below! This will be the first column in a series on the broad human behavioral dimension dubbed "clannishness" by HBD Chick. I've talked quite about clannishness here, and of course it is the main theme of HBD Chick's blog. For background, see: start here | hbd chick clannishness defined |... Read More
A Few Announcements
• September 11, 2015
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First of all, I've updated my earlier posting Genes, Climate, and Even More Maps of the American Nations. I've included a few more maps, including a map of the American Nations superimposed on average annual precipitation: Go check it out! Second, here's my occasional periodic F.U. to the more vile White Nationalist elements out there.... Read More
Key Recent Papers and Postings
• September 11, 2015
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Some really interesting and quite significant publications have appeared in recent days. Each adds key pieces of evidence to the topic of HBD, and I wanted to talk about each here. I may do review columns like this periodically, somewhat akin to HBD Chick's (get well soon!) linkfests. 1. Those Who Can See: Why Re-Colonization?... Read More
Henry Harpending: Extremist – Says the Southern Poverty Law Center
• August 27, 2015
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The Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) current "Featured Extremist" (their words) is none other than the mild-mannered Henry Harpending of West Hunter. Extremist Info Born 1944 Ideology White Nationalist They go into a fair amount of detail about Harpending and his work, but take a look at what they say. Are they actually trying to... Read More
Welcome to JayMan's Column on Unz.Com!
• August 18, 2015
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Welcome to my column! I'm going to be a regular contributor here at The Unz Review. All my blog posts and pages have been archived here. My regular readers pretty much know what to expect from me. All you've come to appreciate will continue here. For new readers, I've written several gateway/introductory postings in the... Read More
Pictures: Why White American Fertility May be Eugenic for IQ
• August 5, 2015
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(Please see also link to older post at the bottom of this one.) Donald Trump:  Elon Musk: Mitt Romney:   Previously: Idiocracy Can Wait?
"Ethnic Genetic Interests" Do Not Exist (Neither Does Group Selection)
• August 2, 2015
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Just as mainstream wisdom on human psychology and evolution is filled with heaps of rubbish (rubbish which I've covered here extensively – see 200 Blog Posts – Everything You Need to Know (To Start)), the space of dissenting voices on this matter is also filled with its own share of rubbish – and worse. I've... Read More
Genes, Climate, and Even More Maps of the American Nations
• July 29, 2015
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Updated, 9/11/15 9/4/15. See below! Throughout this blog, I've talked a lot about the American Nations – a concept, based on a book by Colin Woodard, that North America is divided into several ethno-cultural-political regional "nations". These nations are distributed approximately as shown above. The empirical bases of the existence of these ethno-cultural entities has... Read More
Racist Brain
• July 27, 2015
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Some of you may have encountered a popular meme, shared by many celebrities and other people in the spotlight. Well in this post, I wanted to fix it just a bit: We've seen similar corrections to false PC memes, like the one at the left. But the above meme on the "racist brain" is clearly... Read More
A Little Expansion...
• July 23, 2015
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The family is about to get a little bigger: Due February 29th(!) I've also updated my post: 200 Blog Posts – Everything You Need to Know (To Start) to incorporate the latest study on racial differences in brain surface topology. So you can see why (well, among many other reasons right now) I kindly ask... Read More
A Comparison...
• July 22, 2015
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On Wednesday, Caitlyn Jenner received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs, seizing the opportunity to deliver an impassioned, inspiring speech about the importance of trans acceptance. Jenner has done a consistently admirable job using her celebrity to draw more attention the plight of underprivileged trans people. Her ESPYs speech was no exception, as... Read More
National Prosperity
• July 7, 2015
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What does it take to make a nation great? What makes a country a great place to live, a healthy society, and a bastion of stability? Various theories and ideas have been put forward, and I think they are all pretty much bunk. I think we can apply a little reductionism here, and conclude that... Read More
Demography Is Destiny, American Nations Edition
• July 4, 2015
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One of the key points I've tried to stress on this blog is that micro-scale population structure – that is, fine genetic variation across populations can have a substantial impact on societal characteristics. We aren't just talking about continental racial variation. We aren't even talking just about ethnic variation. Sorting within an ethnic groups can... Read More
The Rise of Universalism
• June 27, 2015
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Unlike many commenters in this space, I don't particularly lament the secular rise of "universalism" that has occurred in Northwestern European societies (and their derivatives). Indeed, as a Black man, this is especially important to me. Without universalism, slavery may never have ended in the West. Without universalism, my family may never have been able... Read More
200 Blog Posts – Everything You Need to Know (To Start)
• June 24, 2015
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Post updated, 7/23/15. See below! At long last, I reach my 200th blog post. It's been a quite a ride! Blogging on human biodiversity – or simply humanity – has taught me a great deal. Since the start, I hoped that I could offer some meager contribution to mankind with this blog. I will continue... Read More
Female Same-Sex Attraction Revisited
• April 17, 2015
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An enduring mystery (among many mysteries) is the existence of women exhibiting sexual attraction to other women. Unlike male homosexuality, where a likely explanation has been put forth (see Greg Cochran’s “Gay Germ” Hypothesis – An Exercise in the Power of Germs), female same-sex attraction remains the realm of speculation. My previous foray into the... Read More
Misdreavus Stream
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• March 29, 2015
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New material added 6/12/15. See below! Yes, I know several of these deserve to be collected in their own posts. But, as I'm on a schedule with posting, and as these are much too good to miss, I will collect them here, at least for now. Table of Contents: NEW (6/12/15) On religion and culture... Read More
My Best Recent Tweets
• March 24, 2015
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This page will be a simple collection of some of my best recent tweets. It'll be for my own reference as well as yours. I'll keep it updated as I put out some good tweets. Keep
IQ and Birth Order Effects: Real? No
• December 21, 2014
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One of the greatest pieces of evidence demonstrating that the family/rearing environment has no effect on eventual outcomes is the absence of birth order effects. Birth order is an excellent test for these effects: it is something that systematically differs between siblings and is bona fide non-genetic (mostly). Hence, it's a great way to see... Read More
American Nations Series
• December 10, 2014
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This is a page that will collect my key posts in my series on the American Nations, that is the various ethno-culturo-political regions that make up North America. The U.S. and Canada (and to some extent, Mexico and the Caribbean) are divided according to these broad cultural zones formed by colonial settlement and shaped by... Read More
The Fat Facts - A New Page
• September 3, 2014
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I've added a new page, which covers many of the key facts about obesity – facts which are conveniently ignored or misunderstood in the many emotionally charged discussion of the matter. See: Obesity Facts I've made this a page rather than a post because I anticipate updating it fairly frequently, as more information becomes available.... Read More
Obesity Facts
• September 3, 2014
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I'm starting this page to serve as a central repository of significant concrete facts about obesity. I'm making this a page because I anticipate frequently updating it as necessary. There will be no speculative musings or inferences based on partial evidence, everything here will be solid facts as per the research. Most people who comment... Read More
Stupid Comments
• August 17, 2014
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There are many comments I get that, while not necessarily being disrespectful or mean-spirited, nonetheless add little value, are egregiously wrong and ignorant, and would waste a lot of my time and energy to address. Fortunately, many of them are by first-time commenters and get caught by the moderation filter. I have deliberately left many... Read More
Gone Fishin'
• August 10, 2014
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I'll be away for the next week. Have fun everyone! I've temporarily enabled comment moderation for all comments. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. I'll be completely incommunicado, so I hope everyone out there in the world behaves. Try not to destroy too much while I'm away. :)
Idiocracy Can Wait?
• July 28, 2014
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Post updated, 10/21/14. See below! It's general trope in the HBD community: people are getting dumber. The low IQ are outbreeding the high IQ, leading to a slow decline in genetic intellectual potential in the population. Indeed, my own analyses seem to have shown that there was a fair fertility advantage among the lower IQ... Read More
How Much Does Behavior Matter to Health? A Quickie
• July 23, 2014
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Can be quite substantial. Jump off the Empire State Building and see for yourself. But, beyond that, the question remains how much of the variation in health outcomes and longevity can be explained by behavioral variation? Well, we don't quite know. But we do have evidence which indicates that – at least in the developed... Read More
Summer Funding Drive!
• July 1, 2014
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So the time has come for your gracious blogging host to request your assistance in helping my family meet our daily necessities. When my computer broke down, prompting my previous funding drive, you guys and girls literally came to the rescue, and allowed me to fix it right up. A deep debt of gratitude to... Read More
The Derb on the JayMan
• June 29, 2014
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In his latest VDARE column, John Derbyshire has written a glowing discussion of yours truly: John Derbyshire On JayMan—A Righteous Jamaican-American | VDARE.COM Bloggers come and go. They say all they have to say; or they take a more demanding day job; or start a new hobby; or fall in love; or, I suppose (gulp),... Read More
Just F---In' Sayin'
• June 25, 2014
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What was his excuse? (From NBC your psychoanalysis now? Previously: Beware Armchair Psychoanalysis
Reader Poll Results
• June 21, 2014
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Here are the results of my reader poll. All told, it looks like I had about 450 respondents. Unsurprisingly, it seems most of my readers are male. Most of you (at least of the respondents, anyway) are smart, with over 80% claiming to be college educated, and 1 in 5 having a terminal degree.
Neocons, Libertarians, and Economists - Misdreavus on These Mixed Nuts
• June 19, 2014
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I'll let the tweets speak for
Who Are You?
• June 13, 2014
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I want to get an idea of who my readers are. I have a fair idea of where I get my readers, thanks to the Wordpress stats, but I'd to know some things that they don't tell me. I'd like all readers, including lurkers and occasional readers, to please answer the ALL the following polls.... Read More
Guns & Violence, Again...
• June 11, 2014
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With the recent spate of mass shootings, (at least four high-profile incidents occurring in the U.S. and Canada in the last two weeks), the issues of guns and violence inevitably come up. Naturally, the politically correct wisdom, which is founded on the blank slate (or at least, a bare slate), wants to blame these events... Read More
Key Updates to Posts and Random Notes
• June 10, 2014
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I have recently updated two key posts, my post More Behavioral Genetic Facts and More Maps of the American Nations. In More Behavioral Genetic Facts, I have expanded on an analysis on the meta-analysis of the heritability of criminality. This meta-analysis, a seminal work, represents the single best treatment of what we know of the... Read More
Know-It-Alls...
• June 4, 2014
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I've been getting a lot of this lately, especially during the ongoing discussion about Nicholas Wade's A Troublesome Inheritance (like this joker here – or maybe some of my detractors at my now restored comment over at the Southern Poverty Law Center's hit piece). But let me tell you, it's hardly limited to that. You... Read More
Open Discussion Thread
• June 1, 2014
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I've started this page as a place for open discussion. If you have a question, a request, or something that you want to bring to my attention, and it doesn't fit anywhere else (or you want somewhere current), put it here. I can't guarantee you'll get fast service from me. I'm having a hard time... Read More
Beware Armchair Psychoanalysis
• May 30, 2014
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Thanks to certain recent events, I wanted to have you guys look at an excerpt from Judith Rich Harris's The Nurture Assumption. This is here to serve as a reminder to certain people (you know who you are, if not, don't worry): In Chapter 3 I recounted some stories of identical twins separated in infancy... Read More
Stop Saying North and South Koreans Are Necessarily Completely Identical Populations
• May 23, 2014
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To the same scale...Let's look at the genetic differences on that scale...And for that matter, to the same scale as the previous map... (from M.G., see also Oh for a new risorgimento)
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