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Charles Murray

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Scientist

The Resume

    (January 8, 1943- )
    Born in Newton, Iowa
    Researcher best known for his book, 'The Bell Curve' investigating how IQ is distributed in America
    BA from Harvard in History and PhD from MIT in Political Science
    Other books include 'Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950-1980,' 'What it Means to be a Libertarian: A Personal Interpretation,' and 'Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality'
    Member of the Quaker religion

Why he might be annoying:

    Being from a poor family he got into Harvard largely on the basis of his high SAT scores, but now he wants to abolish the same SATs.
    He was accused of racism because he allegedly said IQ was genetically based in 'The Bell Curve.'
    In an act of vandalism as a teenager, he burned a cross he and some friends had made.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has apologized profusely for the cross burning, maintains it was just dumb teenage vandalism, and pointed out that it was burned in an empty field in the middle of the night and not in the presence of blacks as the Klu Klux Klan used to do.
    'The Bell Curve' in fact does not in any way, shape, or form say that intelligence is inherited or that any racial, ethnic, or socio-economic group has a lower or higher score than any other. And no one that has actually read the book has said it has.
    He spent six years in the Peace Corps in Thailand and married his Buddhism instructor, which doesn't sound make him sound like a racist.
    Absolutely no one that knows him has accused him of racism.
    He is an outstanding researcher in the field of social sciences.
    As a member of the Quaker church, he is anti-racism, and anti-war.
    He looks a lot like Angus Scrimm from the Phantasm movies.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying