The taboo remains: Responding to a critical commentary

Abstract

Jackson Jr. and Winston (2021) claim there is no taboo against research on race and intelligence. We argue, to the contrary, that there is a taboo against such research. We begin by addressing Jackson Jr. and Winston's arguments concerning expert surveys, as well as their criticisms of our published database of controversies. We then provide additional evidence of the taboo, and explain why it would be expected given the features of academic social science in Western countries. We also point out that Jackson Jr. and Winston's paper exemplifies the very taboo they claim does not exist.