Selective migration and regression towards the mean
There is much discussion in these days about immigration to the West, and in particular, skilled migration to the United States. Critics of migration often point to regression towards the…
Somalis in the USA: also not a success
Western countries are experimenting with solutions to their population aging problem. For instance, one of the countries with the worst age pyramids is Germany: Since the welfare state is effectively…
The myth of Danish Social Democrats being hard on immigration
One can find quite a number of news articles like this one in Politico from 2024: Or this one in Foreign Policy from 2021: Or this one in The Irish…
The ethnic meritocracy in the United Kingdom
Some of my colleagues have a new paper out: Te Nijenhuis, J., Pesta, B. J., & Fuerst, J. G. R. (n.d.). General mental ability testing and adverse impact in the…
Within vs. between group correlations
Let's think about causality and group-level comparisons. Here I mean any type of group, whether nations, sub-national divisions (states, regions, provinces, communes), religious classifications, races, or any other grouping. Sometimes…
On the limits of free speech
Are you in favor of free speech? Most readers and most people in general will say yes, and many even consider themselves free speech absolutists. If asked why, they might…
Fiscal impact of immigrants by country of origin, and the immigration debate
There is a lot of debate about immigration. While it is relatively easy to find crime rates by various immigrants by country of origin, these don't directly tell you whether…
Palestinians in your country: what to expect?
With a war looming and probably lots of Palestinian refugee applications on the horizon, I thought it would be wise to summarize what we have so far about them. The…
Is the past the future?
Edward Dutton (AKA. Jolly Heretic) and J.O.A. Rayner-Hilles has a new book out: The Past is a Future Country: The Coming Conservative Demographic Revolution (2022). The summary is: Since the…
Hanania’s diversity hypothesis tested and found wanting
Richard Hanania has a new post out: Diversity Really is Our Strength. (Noah Carl has a reply here, and Seb Jensen has a reply here) His piece is part-troll, part-serious…