A couple weeks ago I posted on a Will Saletan piece in Slate about genetics and intelligence. There is now a rebuttal to Saletan that is quite damning. To say the least, Saletan's sources are suspect. I have updated the original post to include a link to the rebuttal.
Speaking of intelligence, Max Boot comments on the latest intelligence report regarding the Iranian nuclear program. Boot suggests taking with a grain of salt the report's conclusion that Iran has discontinued its nuclear program. As he notes, this refers to government programs. There are still private groups seeking to create a nuclear weapon. The world of intelligence in inherently murky. It is best to use intelligence as one piece of information in making policy, but not to base one's policy on intelligence. See John Keegan's Intelligence In War for a thoughtful history of that subject.
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