FEATURE ARTICLE
The Role of Intelligence in Modern Society
Are social changes dividing us into intellectual haves and have-nots? The question pushed aside in the 1970s is back, and the issues are far from simple
Earl Hunt
Acknowledgment
The author and his colleagues, David Waller and Derek Chang, are indebted to Charles Murray for his cooperation in advising them as they re-examined his data.
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