Charles Murray (author)

Charles A. Murray (born 1943) is an American writer and researcher. He is best known as the co-author of The Bell Curve.

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1943 - American - The Bell Curve

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Murray obtained a Ph.D in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been a fellow of the American Enterprise Institute since 1990. He has been a frequent contributor to The Public Interest, a journal of conservative politics and culture.

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Ph.D - Political science - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - American Enterprise Institute - 1990 - The Public Interest

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In addition to his books and articles in technical journals, Murray has published extensively in The New Republic, Commentary, The Public Interest, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Review, and the Washington Post. He has been a frequent witness before congressional and senate committees and a consultant to senior government officials of the United States, Great Britain, Eastern Europe, and the OECD.

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Murray has been the subject of cover articles in Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, and segments on "20/20," "PrimeTime Live," "60 Minutes," and all the network evening news programs. He has been a guest on "Nigh tline," "This Week with David Brinkley," "Meet the Press," "The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour," "Firing Line," "Crossfire," "Today," and "Good Morning America," among other programs. Murray was named by the National Journal as one of the 150 "People Who Make a Difference" in national policy-making. When U.S. News and World Report published its cover story on "The New American Establishment," Murray was chosen as one of thirty-two men and women who define the contemporary intellectual debate on social policy. A recent Newsweek cover article picked Murray as one of a hundred Americans who lead their fields.

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Murray has received grants from the right-wing Bradley Foundation to support his scholarship, including the writing of The Bell Curve. As a result of that book's controversial claims, Murray reportedly received bomb threats. He was also denounced as a racist by Jesse Jackson.

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Bradley Foundation - Racist - Jesse Jackson

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He has also written several other books on modern social issues and politics.

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