Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
charlesmurray's profile
Charles Murray
Charles Murray
Charles Murray
@charlesmurray

Tweets

Charles Murray

@charlesmurray

Husband, father, social scientist, writer, Madisonian. Or maybe right-wing ideologue, pseudoscientist, evil. Opinions differ.

Burkittsville, MD
aei.org/scholar/charle…
Joined February 2009

Tweets

  • © 2018 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Carlos Lozada‏Verified account @CarlosLozadaWP Oct 13

      Carlos Lozada Retweeted NBC News

      “I don’t know if you know this story...”https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1050901081537073155 …

      Carlos Lozada added,

      0:51
      NBC NewsVerified account @NBCNews
      WATCH: President Trump says "Robert E. Lee was a great general" during Ohio rally, calling the Confederate leader "incredible." pic.twitter.com/HhsLI1Mk05
      Show this thread
      6 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      Charles Murray‏ @charlesmurray Oct 13
      Replying to @CarlosLozadaWP

      I don’t know how to break this to you, but Robert E. Lee was a great general.

      3:46 AM - 13 Oct 2018 from Washington, DC
      • 20 Retweets
      • 248 Likes
      • Ken Recker Count Cornett 🦇 Steven Phyllis Hairston Terri Long Don callaghan Rhett Breerwood Mallador Locke Regina Frants
      22 replies 20 retweets 248 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. Carlos Lozada‏Verified account @CarlosLozadaWP Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray

          I’m not even referring to that. Trump refers to a basic fact in the Civil War — Lincoln relying on Grant to lead Union troops — as a thing that people might not know. Like, cool story, listen...

          3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
        3. Charles Murray‏ @charlesmurray Oct 13
          Replying to @CarlosLozadaWP

          Ah. The story behind the headline. Yeah, that’s a trump thing. He gets so excited when he learns a historical fact.

          1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
        4. Carlos Lozada‏Verified account @CarlosLozadaWP Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray

          And assumes no one else knew it...

          4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        5. Charles Murray‏ @charlesmurray Oct 13
          Replying to @CarlosLozadaWP

          I think solipsistic is to the word we're looking for. Combined with monumental ignorance about history.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        6. Matthew Bowdish MD  ⚕️‏ @MatthewBowdish Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          I think that says more about our educational system than Trump. Most people I know don’t even know who Lee was, let alone could make a cogent argument on his martial abilities. Still, it oesn’t make them bad or stupid people.

          1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
        7. Charles Murray‏ @charlesmurray Oct 13
          Replying to @MatthewBowdish @CarlosLozadaWP

          Bad or stupid, no. Sadly ignorant, yes. The Civil War was a pivotal event in American history, Lee was a major figure in it, and knowing American history should be a big deal for Americans.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        8. Matthew Bowdish MD  ⚕️‏ @MatthewBowdish Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          As a nephew of 14 great-uncles who fought for the Union and Abolition, and well as a descendant of abolitionists who took part in Bleeding Kansas, I cannot agree more.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        9. End of conversation
        1. New conversation
        2. brian kelly‏ @brianbrands Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          Well sorta

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Charles Murray‏ @charlesmurray Oct 13
          Replying to @brianbrands @CarlosLozadaWP

          Most of the time. Too offensive-minded. If he'd done 1864 from the beginning, it would have been a problem. (Civil War theory in 280 characters)

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. brian kelly‏ @brianbrands Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          Agreed, his reputation was even more powerful

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. End of conversation
        1. Philosopher Kin‏ @rogerahicks Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          Philosopher Kin Retweeted Philosopher Kin

          Slavery would have been abolished in the South soon enough without a civil war, which was fought to preserve the Union & POWER of the state, which, in my view, has not served Americans nor the world well:https://twitter.com/rogerahicks/status/1008227827945213952 …

          Philosopher Kin added,

          Philosopher Kin @rogerahicks
          The state has always rewarded those who transfer their loyalty from own people (tribe/village/ethnic group/race) to the state, & punished those who don't. State contempt for white identity is therefor nothing new. @epkaufm @GoodwinMJ @DAaronovitch @David_Goodhart @RubinReport
          Show this thread
          0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Jeff Cunningham‏ @cunninghamjeff Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          Lozada so very much wants to sound reasonable when it's snark.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. German Carranza‏ @GermanCarranza3 Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          Also I don't know how that buffoon didn't know the President was praising Grant in the full length video #FakeNews #CivilWar

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Michael McGranaghan‏ @MackTheMike Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          As were Rommel and Hannibal. Recognizing that doesn’t entail believing they were on the right sides.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Dave las‏ @Aetnerd Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          But Dr. Murray we’re not supposed to acknowledge that. We took all of his statues down. That means he was a racist mongoloid.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Rhett Breerwood‏ @rexturbinado Oct 14
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          As one should come to expect, the quote was taken entirely out of context. It was ultimately a tribute to Grant. What I take from the whole thing is that the press and the most histrionic critics of Trump (yet I repeat myself) are completely dishonest and inaccurate.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Jean Moulin‏ @Moulin_Now Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          Fair point but the young man is apparently Peruvian in some meaningful way so we should prolly defer to his no doubt heartfelt and visceral connection w/ the civil war.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Andrea Mays‏ @AndreaEMays Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          Perhaps the writer mistakes Robert for Charles Lee of the battle of Monmouth? Not so great. (OTOH retreats *are* hard to manage.)

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. honoluluguy‏ @honoluluguy Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          So was Benedict Arnold. But no American President is likely to call him “ great.”

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. Michael Garner‏ @nozen9 Oct 13
          Replying to @charlesmurray @CarlosLozadaWP

          Also a traitor.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2018 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info