The Race FAQ
6th May 2014
Steve Sailer writes one of the best explanations of ‘race’ I’ve ever read.
Q. What’s race all about?
A. Relatedness.
Race is about who is related to whom.
Q. Do you mean a race is a family?
A. Yes, an extended family. (To be precise, a particular type of extended family, one that’s more coherent over time than the norm, a distinction I’ll explain below.)
Q. Race means family? I’ve never heard of such a thing!
A. It’s remarkable how seldom this concept essential to understanding how the world works is mentioned in the press. Yet, in my Random House Webster’s College Dictionary, the first definition of “race” is:
“1. A group of persons related by common descent or heredity.”
Q. If races exist, then, pray tell, precisely how many there are?
A. How many neighborhoods are there in the place where you live?