developed capabilities: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 21, 40, 103, 105, 106, 119
innate potential: 2, 3, 9, 11, 29–44
Ad Hominem Arguments, 1, 22, 30, 37, 84, 91, 97, 124, 150 (endnote 50)
Affirmative Action, 44, 105, 115–127, 185–186 (endnote 65)
Africa and Africans, 2, 12, 20, 56, 109
Agriculture, 13, 16–17, 20, 39, 57
America and Americans (see also Asian Americans; Black Americans; Hillbillies; Hispanic Americans; White Americans; White Southerners), 1–2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, 27, 33, 34, 43, 50–51, 63, 78, 84, 93, 114
American Economic Association, 34
American Sociological Association, 34
Animals, 14
Aristotle, 40
Armenians, 3
Asian Americans, 6, 7, 23, 44–46, 119, 120, 129
Athens, 39
Australia, 3, 73, 74, 168 (endnote 2)
Balkans, 39
Beauvoir, Simone de, 79
Becker, Gary S., 59
Berlin, 3–4
Billionaires, 23, 49–50, 53, 64, 69, 109
Black Americans, 5, 7, 10, 23–25, 26, 27, 28, 30–31, 32, 33, 42–46, 58–61, 83–84, 98–99, 106, 114–115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128–129, 144 (endnote 8), 152 (endnote 65), 160 (endnote 135), 186 (endnote 71)
Bohemia, 19
Bok, Derek, 123
Bowen, William, 123
Braudel, Fernand, 12
Brazil, 3
Brennan, William J., 98
Britain and Britons, 2, 10, 14–15, 17, 18, 19, 38, 40, 50–51, 71, 78
Buenos Aires, 73
Burke, Edmund, 50, 104, 114, 179 (endnote 127)
Burma, 109–110
Bush, George H.W., 66
Businesses, 2, 5, 18, 51–52, 86–87, 88, 100, 106, 112
California, 1–2, 3–4, 7, 43–44, 120–121, 123, 124
Cambridge University, 34
Canada and Canadians, 1, 17, 64, 85, 129
Catherine the Great, 110
Cato Institute, 70
Certitude, 30, 42, 96, 97, 100, 104, 126
Chamberlain, Neville, 34
Chess Pieces, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 59, 62, 67
Children, 9–11, 20, 28, 29, 32–33, 89–91, 92, 95–96, 127
China and Chinese, 2, 3, 14–15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 40–41, 73, 84, 109, 110, 130
Christian Science Monitor, 66
Churchill, Winston, 34
Cicero, 38
City University of New York, 67
Civil Rights Laws, 115, 117, 118
Colleges and Universities, 35, 42, 44, 72, 78, 100, 119–126, 186 (endnote 71)
Colombia, 73–74
Columbia University, 35, 37, 62, 93
Cornell University, 41
Cosmic Justice, 102
Covid-19 Pandemic, 113
Crime, 10, 68–69, 83–84, 97, 98, 103, 128–129
Culture, 4, 6, 16–18, 19, 21, 26–27
Dalmatia, 19
Dangers, 100, 104, 113–114, 127–128
Davis, Benjamin O., Junior and Senior, 106
Davis, Bernard, 124, 185–186 (endnote 65)
Demographic Representation, 1, 2, 3, 5–8, 108, 115, 118, 125
Dewey, John, 76, 93, 95–96, 150 (endnote 50)
Discrimination, 2, 4, 5–6, 7, 22, 27–28, 29, 31, 44–46, 59–60, 93, 117, 125
Dworkin, Ronald, 79
The Economist Magazine, 84, 102
Edison, Thomas, 78
Education, 5, 6, 7, 10, 19, 20, 21, 27, 31, 35, 72, 82, 93, 96, 117–118
accreditation: 125
admissions standards: 119
charter schools: 25
colleges and universities: 35, 42, 44, 72, 78, 100
discipline: 46
indoctrination: 35, 92, 111–112
law schools: 34, 96, 122, 123, 124, 125–126
mismatching students: 119–124
retrogression: 129
sex education: 89–91, 126, 174 (endnote 68)
student athletes: 124–125, 186 (endnotes 71 and 72)
teachers unions: 114
Empirical Evidence, v, 6, 8, 22–29, 30, 31, 38, 41, 44–46, 49, 53, 70, 95, 99, 100, 108–109, 110–111, 115, 116, 119–124, 128
Employment, 5–6, 7, 8, 22, 44–45, 59–60, 82–85, 86, 87
Entertainment, 5
Epidemics, 19
Equality and Inequality, 1, 5, 6, 8, 9–16, 17, 78, 101–105
equal opportunity: 1, 7–8, 21, 47, 116, 117
equal outcomes: 1, 47, 104, 116
reciprocal inequalities: 4–8, 16, 40, 119
Eurasian Landmass, 14
Europe and Europeans, 3–4, 12–13, 15–16, 19–20, 39, 40, 41, 68
Eastern Europe: 19, 33, 34, 38, 39, 73–74, 88
Southern Europe: 33, 34, 38, 39
Exploitation, 2, 41, 85, 86, 87, 110
Families, 9–10, 20, 79, 86, 89, 102
married couples: 24, 27, 28, 65, 74, 114
single-parent families: 24–25, 27, 28–29, 127, 128–129
white families raising black orphans: 33
Famine, 19
Federal Reserve System, 54, 55
Finland, 17
Fisher, Irving, 35
Ford, Henry, 78
Freedom or Liberty, 21, 22, 36, 37, 41, 48, 76, 82–83, 84, 89, 94–95, 104, 127
Friedman, Milton, 55, 59, 77, 80, 101, 104, 105
Galton, Sir Francis, 30
Genetic Determinism, 6, 8–9, 22, 23, 24, 29–44, 47, 79, 91, 92, 126, 129
Geography, 3, 12–13, 31, 32–33, 39
George Mason University, 122–123, 125
Georgetown University, 124
Georgia, 31
Germany and Germans, 3, 18, 73, 106, 119
Goddard, H.H., 33
Godwin, William, 77, 92, 97, 106, 170 (endnote 19)
Government, 8, 31, 36–37, 40, 45, 46, 48, 49, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60–61, 68, 75, 77–78, 82, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93–94, 96, 99, 101–102, 116–117, 118, 125, 126, 128, 130
Grant, Madison, 35, 37–38, 150 (endnote 51)
Greece and Greeks, 2, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41
Habsburg Empire, 2
Harvard, 13, 34, 35, 74, 96, 124
Hayek, F.A., 75, 77, 80, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104–105
Helper, Hinton, 28
Hillbillies, 26–27, 31, 32–33, 41, 57, 114
Hispanic Americans, 1, 7, 25, 120, 121
History, 2, 3, 12, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 34, 39, 40, 41, 47, 50
Homicide, 19, 98, 99, 126, 129
Hotels, 85–86
Howard University, 123
Human Capital, 16–18, 19, 20–21
Ibos, 2
Iceland, 51–52
Immigrants, 32, 33, 39, 42, 72–74, 88–89, 168 (endnote 2)
Incas, 14
Income, 6, 7, 23, 32, 54, 62–70, 85–87, 108–111
India and Indians, 2, 18, 15, 23, 109, 110, 118, 127, 130
Industrial Revolution, 15–16, 78
Intellectual Elites, 29, 34, 35, 44, 71, 77–78, 79, 80, 86, 92, 96–97, 98, 99, 100, 117, 126, 127, 128
Intelligence, 9, 42, 43, 82, 100, 152 (endnote 65), 159 (endnote 131), 160 (endnote 135)
Interest Rates, 85–86
Internal Revenue Service, 53, 64, 67
Iroquois, 14
Italy and Italians, 2, 3, 19, 32, 40, 73, 74, 88, 168 (endnote 2)
Japan and Japanese, 17, 23, 129
Jensen, Arthur R., 43–44
Jews, 5, 8, 17, 33, 61, 88, 109, 110, 119, 129
Johnson, Lyndon B., 66, 96, 116, 117
Kahn, Herman, 109
Kennedy, John F., 116
Knowledge, 15–16, 71–100, 103, 106, 113–114
consequential knowledge: 72–78, 80–81, 82, 83, 86, 89, 92, 93, 99, 100, 127
distribution of knowledge: 72, 74–77, 78–79, 80–81, 82, 83, 84, 114–115
higher and lower knowledge: 72, 74
omnicompetence: 80–81
unarticulated knowledge: 75
Korea and Koreans, 23
Kristof, Nicholas, 84
Krugman, Paul, 67, 150 (endnote 50)
Landes, David S., 15
Law, 5, 8, 34, 38, 49, 84, 96–97, 128, 179 (endnote 127)
Law Schools, 34, 96, 122, 123, 124, 125–126, 135 (endnote 37)
Lebanon and Lebanese, 2, 73–74
Liberty or Freedom, 21, 22, 36, 37, 41, 48, 76, 82–83, 84, 89, 94–95, 104, 127
Lincoln Memorial, 39
Llamas, 14
London, 3–4
MacArthur, Douglas, 106–107
Malaysia and Malays, 2, 7, 127
Manning, Archie, 107
Manning, Eli, 107
Manning, Peyton, 107
Maryland, 5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 34, 121–122
Media, 7, 44, 64, 80, 117, 118, 123
Medical Schools, 118, 122, 124
Mediterranean Sea, 38
Mellon, Andrew, 52–53
Mental Tests, 25, 30–33, 39, 41–44, 119–120, 121, 122, 124, 159 (endnote 131)
Merit, 105–113
Mexican Americans, 23
Mexico and Mexicans, 17
Mill, John Stuart, 18, 78, 111–112
Millionaires and Billionaires, 23, 49–50, 53, 54, 69, 109
Minimum Wage Laws, 57–60, 83–85, 114
Mismatching Students, 119–124
Morality, 48, 49, 65, 84, 101, 104, 106, 114, 125
Mountains and Foothills, 32–33
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, v, 28, 29, 149 (endnote 42)
Murray, Charles, 43
Myrdal, Gunnar, 43
Nader, Ralph, 79
Napoleon, 19
Narratives, 115, 116, 117, 126
Natural Resources, 15–16
New York City, 3–4, 17, 18, 74, 129
New York Times, 56, 62, 66, 84, 98, 174 (endnote 68)
New Zealand, 42
Newton, Sir Isaac, 40
Nigeria and Nigerians, 2, 11, 20
Non-Profit Organizations, 60–61
Northern United States, 30, 32
Noyes, Alfred, 41
Obama, Barack, 27, 62, 83, 108
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 28
Oregon, 51
Ottoman Empire, 2
Pakistan and Pakistanis, 109
Paris, 3–4
Payday Loans, 85–87
Pencils, 76
Pierce Arrow Automobile, 41
Plato, 40
Politics, 49, 53, 54–55, 64, 75, 92, 108–109, 113–114, 117, 118, 128
Portugal and Portuguese, 17, 19, 32
Pounds, N.J.G., 39
Poverty, 24, 27, 32, 34, 41, 68–69, 85–86, 95, 101, 109, 114, 115–117, 118, 127, 129–130
Preempting Decisions, 79–80, 82, 86, 93, 97, 99, 112
Princeton University, 92
Progressives, 8–9, 29–30, 34, 37, 38, 41, 44, 78–79, 82, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96–97
Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, 36
Racism, 4, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29–30, 58, 59, 113–115
Read, Leonard, 76
Reciprocal Inequalities, 4–8, 16, 40, 119
Redistribution of Income and Wealth, 49–55, 65–66, 69
Rent Control Laws, 57
Reynolds, Alan, 70
Rich People, 5, 49–55, 62, 67–69, 109
Riots, 117
Roman Empire, 3, 15, 38, 41, 55
Rome, 3–4
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 37–38
Roosevelt, Theodore, 34, 37–38
Ross, Edward A., 34, 37, 150 (endnote 50)
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1, 15, 76, 78, 79
Russia and Russians, 18
Sander, Richard H., 123
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), 33, 119–120
Science, 30, 41–42, 44, 78, 93, 96, 121
Seager, Henry Rogers, 35
Semple, Ellen Churchill, 27, 33
Sexes, 6–7, 10, 16, 27–28, 47, 82–83, 84, 89, 102
Shriver, Sargent, 91–92
Silicon Valley, 6
Slovaks, 32
Social Justice
advocates: 5, 11, 61–62, 71, 74, 85, 86, 101–105, 109, 119, 128, 129, 130
vision: 11, 48–49, 57, 82, 105, 127
vocabulary: 105–127
Society, 48, 74, 76, 78, 101–102
Socrates, 40
Sorting People, 74
South Africa, 61
Southern United States, 30–31, 32, 117
Spain and Spaniards, 19, 32, 72, 73
Spartacus, 95
Sri Lanka, 127
Stanford University, 34
Statues, 39
Steele, Shelby, 116–117
Stuyvesant High School, 129
Supreme Court of the United States, 8, 39, 98, 99, 135 (endnote 37)
Surrogate Decision-Makers, 57, 74–76, 80, 82, 86–89, 92, 93–94, 100, 103, 126
Sweden and Swedes, 1–2
Taussig, Frank, 35
inflation “tax”: 53–55
tax rate vs. tax revenue: 50
Thernstrom, Abigail, 46
Thernstrom, Stephan, 46
Titanic, 72
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 25, 28
Transportation Costs, 12–15
Turnover, 62–64, 67, 68, 69–70
United Nations, 17
United States of America (see also America and Americans; Asian Americans; Black Americans; Hispanic Americans; White Americans; White Southerners), 1–2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 39, 50, 55, 73, 109, 127
U.S. Army: 30–31, 41, 42, 106–107
U.S. Treasury Department: 63–64
University of California, 43–44, 120–121, 124
University of California at Berkeley, 43–44, 120–121
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 120–121, 123
University of Chicago, 93
University of Michigan, 63, 68
Venice, 74
Violence, 22, 68–69, 88, 109–110
Walker, Francis A., 33
Wall Street Journal, 51
Warren, Earl, 98
Wellington, Duke of, 19
White Americans (see also Hillbillies), 23, 24, 28, 30–31, 44–46, 114, 120, 122
White Southerners, 5, 25–26, 28, 30–31, 61
White Supremacy, 21, 28, 34, 61
Wicker, Tom, 66
Wilson, Woodrow, 36, 37, 52, 92, 93–94, 95
Winfrey, Oprah, 23
Woods, Tiger, 23
Wright Brothers, 78
Zero-Sum Processes, 107–108
Zimbabwe, 56