I happened upon this nugget in an article in today's Washington Post , discussing basic probability theory:

The general idea of probability theory is illustrated by the now infamous bell curve. Actually a value-neutral form of measurement, the curve demonstrates that if you gather random factors and then graph them, the resulting line will be near-flat on the left, rise gradually to the rounded peak of a hill, then sink at exactly the same gradient to near-flat again on the right, resulting in the shape of a bell.

Apparently, a large segment of society has been left permanently scarred by Herrnstein and Murray’s work. Perhaps they could sue?