Five lessons of the Kanazawa race controversy

My initial reaction to Kanazawa’s controversial blog posting was annoyance, but I now believe there is much to learn from this episode -- about freedom of speech, "pseudoscience," sensationalism, stereotyping, and the ease with which otherwise well-intentioned people can adopt a lynch-mob mentality.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-murder-and-the-meaning-life/201105/five-lessons-the-kanazawa-race-controversy