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U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson distances himself from controversial genetic views of speaker he helped bring to Oshkosh
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| Last Edited | Penguin Jun 25, 2010 05:38pm |
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| Author | ADAM RODEWALD |
| News Date | Sunday, June 20, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson is distancing himself from the views of a controversial political scientist who believes genetics are closely tied to intelligence Johnson helped bring to Oshkosh to speak with business and education leaders.
While serving as chairman of the Partners in Education Council, Johnson played a key role in bringing Charles Murray, a member of the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, to Oshkosh earlier this year.
Murray is best known for his controversial and bestselling book, “The Bell Curve,” which discusses genetic-based intelligence and differences in abilities among ethnic groups. The book also claims IQ is the best indicator of a person’s potential success and provides the basis for class structure.
Johnson successfully booked Murray as the keynote speaker for the PIE council’s annual Business/Education Summit in March. Murray spoke about his 2009 book, “Real Education,” which asserts, among other things, that too many students go to college, and America’s future depends on the truly gifted. |
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