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| name = Charles Murray
| image = Charles Murray Speaking at FreedomFest.jpeg
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| caption = Murray in 2013
| birth_name = Charles Alan Murray
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|01|08}}
| birth_place = [[Wikipedia:Newton, Iowa|Newton, Iowa]], U.S.
| education = [[Wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in history, [[Wikipedia:Harvard College|Harvard College]] (1965)<br>[[Wikipedia:Master of Science|M.S.]] & [[Wikipedia:Ph.D.|Ph.D.]] in political science, [[Wikipedia:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1974)

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'''Charles Alan Murray''' is an American political scientist, author, and columnist. His book ''[[Wikipedia:Losing Ground (book)|Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950–1980]]'' (1984), which discussed the American welfare system, was widely read and discussed, and influenced subsequent government policy.<ref name=AEIbio/> He became well known for his controversial book ''[[Wikipedia:The Bell Curve|The Bell Curve]]'' (1994), written with [[Wikipedia:Richard Herrnstein|Richard Herrnstein]], in which he argues that intelligence is a better predictor than parental socio-economic status or education level of many individual outcomes including income, job performance, pregnancy out of wedlock, and crime, and that social welfare programs and education efforts to improve social outcomes for the disadvantaged are largely wasted.

Murray's most successful subsequent books have been ''[[Wikipedia:Human Accomplishment|Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950]]'' (2003) and ''[[Wikipedia:Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010|Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010]]'' (2012).<ref name=AEIbio/> Over his career he has published dozens of books and articles. His work has drawn accusations of [[Wikipedia:scientific racism|scientific racism]].

Murray is a fellow at the [[:Category:American Enterprise Institute|American Enterprise Institute]], a [[Wikipedia:conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[Wikipedia:think tank|think tank]] in [[Wikipedia:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=AEIbio>{{cite web |title=Charles Murray AEI Scholar |url=http://www.aei.org/author/charles-murray/ |accessdate=November 19, 2014 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=American Enterprise Institute website |publisher=American Enterprise Institute }}</ref>
==See also==
*{{Wikipedia-inline|Charles Murray (political scientist)}}

==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/charles-murray Charles Murray], Southern Poverty Law Center.
*[https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/charles-murray Charles Murray], Southern Poverty Law Center.
*[https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lynde_and_Harry_Bradley_Foundation#Bradley_Foundation_Provided_Financial_Backing_for_The_Bell_Curve Bradley Foundation Provided Financial Backing for The Bell Curve], SourceWatch.
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Charles Murray

Murray in 2013
Born Charles Alan Murray
(1943-01-08) January 8, 1943 (age 81)
Newton, Iowa, U.S.
Education B.A. in history, Harvard College (1965)
M.S. & Ph.D. in political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1974)

Charles Alan Murray is an American political scientist, author, and columnist. His book Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950–1980 (1984), which discussed the American welfare system, was widely read and discussed, and influenced subsequent government policy.[1] He became well known for his controversial book The Bell Curve (1994), written with Richard Herrnstein, in which he argues that intelligence is a better predictor than parental socio-economic status or education level of many individual outcomes including income, job performance, pregnancy out of wedlock, and crime, and that social welfare programs and education efforts to improve social outcomes for the disadvantaged are largely wasted.

Murray's most successful subsequent books have been Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 (2003) and Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010 (2012).[1] Over his career he has published dozens of books and articles. His work has drawn accusations of scientific racism.

Murray is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Charles Murray AEI Scholar". American Enterprise Institute website. American Enterprise Institute. http://www.aei.org/author/charles-murray/. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

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