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“Whites” are not derived from a population that existed from time immemorial, as some people believe. Instead, “whites” represent a mixture of four ancient populations that lived 10,000 years ago and were each as different from one another as Europeans and East Asians are today.

— David Reich

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Ideologies that seek a return to a mythical purity are flying in the face of hard science.

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