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Articles by Jon

Dusty Baker Has Nature on His Side
Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2003

Born to Run?
Africana, November 6, 2001

Elite Athletes are Born, Not Trained
Chicago Tribune, October 7, 2001

Success Lies in the Genes
National Post
(Canada), August 3, 2001

Why an American (Black or White) May Never Win Another Bay to Breakers
San Francisco Examiner
, May 15, 2001

The Secret of Gene Genies: Bio-Cultural Athletic 'Hot Spots'
Sunday Express (UK)
, April 29, 2001

Why Race Matters in Sports
AOL Exclusive, April 25, 2001

Read an analysis on AOL by Arizona State University evolutionary biologist Joseph Graves, Jr. and the chat debate on AOL about "Taboo"

Why a Brit, Aussie or an American (Black or White) May Never Win Another Major Marathon
Runnersweb,
April 23, 2001

Running and Genetics Banned in Boston
Boston Herald, April 23, 2001

The Real Story Behind Ray Lewis
Chicago Tribune,
January 28, 2001

Young, gifted and under center
Salon,
January 6, 2001

The Fastest Race?
BlackAthlete, November 17, 2000

Black Force
EPOCA, September 25, 2001

Olympic colors
Salon, September 23, 2000

Demystifying Genetics: What Sydney Can Teach Us About Science
San Francisco Examiner,
September 20, 2000

Breaking the Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We’re No Longer Afraid to Talk About It
SKEPTIC, Summer 2000

Quokka features an excerpt from Taboo: Chapter 4: The Most Level Playing Field

Part I
Part II
Part III

Born to Run
Good Weekend Australia, Sydney Morning Herald
, June 24, 2000

The Story Behind the Amazing Success of Black Athletes, Part I
Run-Down
, June 12, 2000

The Story Behind the Amazing Success of Black Athletes, Part II
Run-Down, June 14, 2000

Black Men CAN Jump
Portland Oregonian
, April 16, 2000

Why white men can't jump
National Post (Canada)
, April 1, 2000

Finding differences feeds stereotypes (commentary by John Hoberman)
National Post (Canada), April 1, 2000

Why Race Matters Not Taboo Subject
NY Daily News, March 26, 2000

Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports
IntellectualCapital
, March 9, 2000

Are White Athletes an Endangered Species?
Daily Mail
(UK), January 29, 2000

Questions Of Race
Philadelphia Magazine
, January 2000

Dark Thoughts
Gentlemen's Quarterly
, September 1999

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Reviews of Taboo

Townhall (Heritage Foundation)
Tim O'Bryhim, December 2003

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Mike Seate, June 2, 2002

Henry Harpending, Professor of Anthropology, University of Utah, Spring 2001

The Quarterly Review of Biology September 2001

About/Anthropology
Alexander F. Christensen, Ph.D, Vanderbilt University, August 27, 2001

American Anthropologist
Leonard Lieberman, March 2001

Philosophy of Sport John Valentine, Spring 2001

American Journal of Physical Anthropology February 2001

Personality and Individual Differences Winter 2001

ICSSPE (International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education) Bulletin Winter 2001

World & I January 2001

South African Medical Journal (SAMJ)
Prof. Timothy Noakes, PhD, MD, December 2000

Olympika (Canada)
Brian Wilson, December 2000

Black Issues Book Review October 31, 2000

New Statesman September 18, 2000

BlackAthlete September 16, 2000

Nature September 4, 2000

Human Biology Association President Fall 2000

Population and Environment Summer, 2000

Western Journal of Black Studies July 2000

Christian Science Monitor June 15, 2000

Commentary Magazine June 2000

American Scientist May/June 2000

The NAACP New Crisis Magazine May 2000

Psychology Today April/May 2000

Scientific American May 2000

Black Athletic Prowess: Nature or Nurture?
Africana.com, Hisham Aidi, August 11, 2000

American Enterprise April 2000

Toronto Star (Canada) April 26, 2000

Slate April 18, 2000

The Sunday New York Times Book Review April 16, 2000

Sunday Dallas Morning News April 3, 2000

ABIX ­ Australasian Business Intelligence March 28, 2000

The Black World Today March 26, 2000

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) March 23, 2000

The Hartford Courant March 12, 2000

Skeptical Inquirer March/April, 2000

Book Magazine March 2000

Emerge Magazine March 2000

Business Week February 28, 2000

Charleston Post & Courier February 27, 2000

Baltimore Sun February 27, 2000

Seattle Times February 27, 2000

The National Review February 21, 2000

The Buffalo News February 20 , 2000

FrontPage Magazine February 15, 2000
Black Men Can Jump, Karina Rollins

The Montreal Gazette (Canada) February 14, 2000

Sports Illustrated February 7, 2000

St. Petersburg Times February 6, 2000

Washington Post February 6, 2000

The Ottawa Citizen (Canada) February 5, 2000

Amazon February 1, 2000

Neo-Darwinism and Eugenics February, 2000

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette January 23, 2000

Salon January 28, 2000

New York Times January 14, 2000

Review Excerpts

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Commentaries on Taboo

Discuss Race with Common Sense (quoting Jon)
Associated Press, Jim Litke, November 6, 2005

'Racial' is Not Always 'Racist' (citing Jon)
Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page, November 6, 2005

Deberry Speaks Truth (quoting Jon)
Rocky Mountain News, Mike Rosen, November 4, 2005

Race, Sports Raise Awkward Question (quoting Jon)
Dallas Morning News, Lee Hancock, November 1, 2005

Are There Physical Differences Between Black and White Athletes
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" Interview with Jon October 26, 2005

Can We Talk About Racial Differences
CNN "NewsNight" Interview with Jon October 26, 2005

Different Strokes (quoting Jon)
Financial Times (UK) July 29, 2005

Racial divide driving a wedge into soccer's grass-roots
Guardian (UK), June 17, 2005

Who's Hue in Hoops (quoting Jon)
Denver Post, May 9, 2005

Anti-Intellectualism Among Academic Elite (citing Jon)
Walter Williams, February 2, 2005

Endangered Species: White Running Backs (quoting Jon)
Orlando Sentinel, September 12, 2004

Talking About Race is Problematic (quoting Jon)
Orlando Sentinel, September 12, 2004

Sensitive Science in the Race for Glory (citing Jon)
The Japan Times,
August 11, 2004

Peering Under the Hood of Africa's Runners (citing Jon)
Science/AAAS, July 30, 2004

A Samoan in the NFL Ivan Carter (quoting Jon)
Kansas City Star, May 2, 2004

Talking About Race is a Sign of Progress David Kindred (featuring Jon)
Sporting News, March 29, 2004

Why Kenyans Are Lousy Soccer Players Brian Oliver
The Observer, February 1, 2004

Race Expert on Portland's Rasheed Wallace (inteviewing Jon)
Sunday Oregonian Geoffrey C. Arnold, December 21, 2003

Rush Limbaugh Wrong on Black Quarterbacks (citing Jon)
Associated Press October 1, 2003

Science Behind Dusty's Comments Scott Ostler
i>San Francisco Chronicle July 17, 2003

CASE STUDY: Do Athletes of African Ancestry Excel in Physical Competition?
McGraw Hill, 2003

The Rise of the Asian Superjocks Tom Scocca
Slate, September 27, 2002

Blacks, Sports and Lingering Racial Stereotypes, Salim Muwakkil
Chicago Tribune, June 17, 2002

Blacks, Sports and Lingering Racial Stereotypes, Salim Muwakkil
Philladelphia Tribune, June 17, 2002

The Science of Sport: Sporting Achievement and Ethnic Background
BBC (UK), 2002

Only One Winner - But Sport's Not a Loser Kevin Mitchell
The Observer (UK), July 14, 2002

They May Be Giants, Greg Garber
ESPN, May 27, 2002

Dogs, Runners and the Distribution of Human Attributes
La Griffe du Lion, October 2001

Black Men Can Jump ... and Run, Yolande Harley
MondayPaper
(South Africa), September 10, 2001

Drugs in Sports Jill Mahoney
Toronto Globe and Mail, August 11, 2001

Black Athletes: A race apart?
Chronicle World, August 6, 2001

Genetics, Evolution: The Unsung Heroes?
Houston Chronicle,
August 4, 2001

Variations Within the Black Human Race, Onesphor Kyara
Journal of Black Studies, July 2001

Race Questions Color Sports, Dan Bickley
Arizona Republic, June 24, 2001

Is there a Biological Basis for Race and Racial Differences?
J. Philippe Rushton
Insight Magazine, May 30, 2001

High School Star Puts Glow Back in the Mile Joshua S. Burek
Christian Science Monito
r, May 18, 2001

Do Races Differ in Athletic Ability? by Dr. Joseph Graves, Jr.
AOL Exclusive, April 25, 2001

Read Jon's article on AOL that prompted professor Graves' analysis and the chat debate about "Taboo" that followed

The Straits Times (Singapore) April 22, 2001

Boston Herald April 16, 2001

New York Daily News April 5, 2001

UPI April 5, 2001

Boston Globe April 4, 2001

New African (South Africa) Wanjohi Kabukuru, April 1, 2001

Trinidad & Tobago March 31, 2001

New York Times March 25, 2001

Trinidad & Tobago March 10, 2001

Daily Press
(Hampton Roads, VA), February 18, 2001

Virginian-Pilot February 13, 2001

Tampa Tribune February 2001

Africana January 29, 2001

Forbes January 8, 2001

Arizona Republic January 7, 2001

Christian Science Monitor January 5, 2001

Syracuse Post-Standard December 18, 2000

National Post (Canada) November 27, 2000

Colorado Springs Independent November 16, 2000

Village Voice November 8 - 14, 2000

Asbury Park Press October 29, 2000

Phoenix New Times October 26, 2000

Las Vegas Sun October 20, 2000

Black Athletic Prowess: Nature or Nurture? Hisham Aidi
Africana,
October 18, 2000

Jeune Afrique (France) October 6, 2000 (in French and English)

Newsday/San Francisco Chronicle October 1, 2000

Sunday Standard (Kenya) October 1, 2000

New England Runner September/October 2000

UPI Newswire September 29, 2000

Why Blacks Have the Golden Sprint, Godfrey Robert
The Straits Times (Singapore), September 27, 2000

Newsday September 26, 2000

The West Australian (Perth, Australia) September 26, 2000

UPI Newswire September 22, 2000

The Wall Street Journal September 20, 2000

Black Britain Online (BBC-UK) September 15, 2000

Palm Beach Post September 10, 2000

Daily Express September 8, 2000

Independent (UK) September 4, 2000

The Guardian (UK) September 3, 2000

Sunday Express (UK) September 3, 2000

New African (Kenya) September 1, 2000

Hartford Courant September 1, 2000

News Trolls August 28, 2000

The Guardian (UK) August 28, 2000

Rocky Mountain News August 27, 2000

Rocky Mountain News August 20, 2000

San Francisco Examiner August 15, 2000

Evolutionary Biologist Alondra Oubre Responds

Africana August 11, 2000

Time International August 7, 2000

Improving Athletic Performance or Promoting Health through Physical Activity Professor Timothy Noakes
Speech before the World Congress on Medicine and Health, July/August 2000

The Bulletin (Australia) July 25, 2000

Baltimore City Paper July 19, 2000

Deseret News July 17, 2000

Daily Mail & Guardian (South Africa) June 21 2000

Sunday Observer (UK) June 18, 2000

Accuracy in Media Marianne Jennings, July 17, 2000

The Observer June 4, 2000

American Outlook, Steve Sailer, Spring 2000

Online Journalism Review May 18, 2000

Daily Herald (Chicagoland) April 25, 2000

Boston Herald April 18, 2000

The Tennessean April 16, 2000

Portland Oregonian April 16, 2000

SeattleTimes April 9, 2000

New York Times April 8, 2000

National Post (Canada) April 1, 2000

Jon Entine: Why white men can't jump
National Post (Canada)
, April 1, 2000

Index on Censorship (UK) April 2000

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette March 26, 2000

Jon Entine: Writing About 'Race' Without Playing the Race Card, May 7, 2000

The Orlando Sentinel March 26, 2000

ABC News World News Tonight March 25, 2000

EChamps March 24 , 2000

Los Angeles Times March 23, 2000

Willamette Weekly (Portland, Oregon) March 8, 2000

EXTRA Sheds Heat on "Taboo", March 3-5, 2000

Oxygen March, 2000

The East African (Kenya) February 28, 2000

The Australian (Australia) February 21, 2000

Chicago Sun Times February 13 , 2000

Sun-Times Correction, February 27, 2000

Jewish Exponent (Philadelphia) February 10, 2000

Jon Entine: "Taboo" is Reasonable and Well-Received,
Jewish Exponent, March 2, 2000

Philadelphia Daily News February 3, 2000

Jon Entine: Critics Who Call "Taboo" Racist Are Way Off Base Philadelphia Daily News February 25, 2000

Athletics Weekly (UK) February 2, 2000

The Sunday Times (UK) January 30, 2000

Jeune Afrique (France) January 30, 2000 (in French and English)

Newark Star-Ledger January 23, 2000

The Observer (UK) January 22, 2000

USA Today January 13, 2000

Kirkus Reviews January 1, 2000

Philadelphia City Paper Andrew Milner, January 13, 2000

New York Times November 28, 1999

 

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Reaction Around the World (Non-English)

UK: So Black Runners are Naturally Faster?
Jon quoted in The Times (UK), August 3, 2007

Australia: Holy Grails
Jon quoted in Sydney Morning Herald, July 15, 2007

Kenya: Missed Chances, Not Size, Led to Kenya's Losses
Kenyan Daily Nation, January 6, 2004

Kenya: Experts Explain Kenya's Losses in Soccer
Kenyan Daily Nation, February 4, 2004

France: Le Mythe de l'avance génétique des sportifs Africains
Stathled, January 2003

Belgium: Les Races N'existent Pas?
Le Bastion
, December 2002

France: Pourquoi les Dieux du Stades Sont ils (Tous) Noirs?
Stathled, November 2002

Brazil: Esporte, Guilherme Roseguini, May 11, 2002

Netherlands: Macho-muis in VS voorloper gemanipuleerde atleet Rolf Bos
de Volkskrant, November 30, 2001

Turkey: Sabah August 21, 2001

Switzerland: «El robot suizo», die «weisse Hoffnung»
(The Swiss Robot vs. the White Hope), Jürg Steiner
Berner Zeitung
, August 18, 2001

Turkey: Sabah August 17, 2001

Turkey: Siyahlar neden yüzemez?
Aninda Haber, August 17, 2001

Switzerland: Neue Zurcher Zeitung August 16, 2001

Canada: Quebecois Libre
interview with Steve Sailer about "Taboo" August 3, 2001

Brazil: Esporte, Os Negros no Esporte July 9, 2001

Poland: Nowe Panstwo April 2001 (nr 15)

Netherlands: Dagblad De Limburger January 6, 2001

France: L'Equipe January 3, 2001

Portugal: Contra-Corrente January 2, 2001

Vietnam: Quóc Té January 2001

Hungary: [Origo] December 6, 2000

Brazil: Correio Braziliense October 15, 2000

France: Jeune Afrique October 6, 2000 (in French and English)

Peru: La Republica/Goles September 27-28, 2000

Netherlands: de Volkskrant September 27, 2000

Sweden: Dagens Nyheter September 23, 2000

Brazil: O Estado de S. Paolo September 22, 2000

Germany: Clickfish September 22, 2000

Norway: Vårt Land September 20, 2000

Finland: Urheilumenestys ei riipu ihonväristä Tiede September 16, 2000

Germany: Stern September 14, 2000

Brazil: Jon's article in EPOCA September 11, 2000

Belgium/Dutch: De Standaard September 9, 2000

Finland: KEPA September 6, 2000

Switzerland: F@cts September 2000

South Africa: Die Volksblad July 26, 2000 (in Afrikanner)

Austria: Biologie. Schwarze laufen schneller als Weiße
Profil,
June 25, 2000

Austria: Profil June 25, 2000

Brazil: Indivíduo June 20, 2000

Portugal: Terravista May 29, 2000

Norway: Tamaraton May 16, 2000

Brazil: Veja May 10, 2000

France: Jeune Afrique January 30, 2000 (in French and English)

Denmark: Run4Fun January 26, 2000

Turkey: Radikal Yazalar January 25, 2000

 

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