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A story that has been circulating on social media highlights the rejection of a young man from Ivy League institutions despite an impeccable academic and professional resume. Many have interpreted his rejection as evidence of a deeply flawed system that privileges racial minorities over white applicants. (more…)
Bobby Fischer plays Mikhail Tal in Leipzig, 1960
Bobby Fischer plays Mikhail Tal in Leipzig, 1960
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Some studies suggest that the Ashkenazi Jewish population is the most intelligent ethnic group in the world. This tends to create a mystique about them, as well as bolsters a certain Herrenvolk narrative. It supplements the aura of awe centered on the long preexisting notion that they are God’s chosen people. (more…)