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The New York Times ran a disturbing op-ed. But the backlash misses the mark | Siva Vaidhyanathan

Bret Stephens’ article was ridiculous, eugenicist garbage. But calls to boycott the newspaper won’t help
‘The only reasonable and potentially effective response is to push at their reputation for seriousness and responsibility. Shaming the Times works better than threatening the Times.’ Photograph: Steve Mack/Alamy

Just three days before the dawn of the third decade of the 21st century, one of the world’s top newspapers published a column by one if its full-time opinion contributors arguing that one ethnic group is inherently more intelligent than others. In this case, the superior ethnic group in question was, unsurprisingly, that to which the writer belongs.

I wish I were making this up. I can’t believe I had to type those words.

As the novelist : “Woke up to a New York Times op-ed about one group being intellectually superior to others and

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