Charles Murray

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Charles Murray is an American political scientist and author best known for his controversial works on intelligence, social policy, and class structure, including the book "The Bell Curve."

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instanceOf American
author
political scientist
public intellectual
almaMater Harvard University NERFINISHED
Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
controversialFor arguments about group differences in IQ
interpretation of intelligence testing data
policy proposals based on intelligence and class analyses
dateOfBirth 1943-01-08
degree PhD in political science
educatedAt Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
employer American Enterprise Institute NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork intelligence research
political science
public policy
social policy
sociology of stratification
fullName Charles Alan Murray NERFINISHED
genre non-fiction
political commentary
social science
hasGender male
knownFor authoring "Coming Apart"
authoring "In Our Hands"
authoring "Losing Ground"
authoring "Real Education"
co-authoring "The Bell Curve"
research on intelligence and social policy
work on class structure in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableWork "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010" NERFINISHED
"In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State" NERFINISHED
"Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950–1980" NERFINISHED
"Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality" NERFINISHED
"The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life" NERFINISHED
occupation policy analyst
political scientist
writer
placeOfBirth Newton, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment libertarian
politicalView advocacy of limited government
criticism of the modern welfare state
positionHeld W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute
researchInterest IQ and intelligence measurement
class stratification
education policy
social inequality
welfare policy

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Richard J. Herrnstein coAuthorWith Charles Murray