Hmmm, let me mark this as dubious for the moment. It's possible that Noah's timeline is mixed up; Lott may not have used the phrase himself until 2005, but he inspired the term in 2003, which does predate the Harvard study, and you are right  they don't seem to quote anyone using the exact phraseology that I've seen so far. At the same time, they don't address the matter with is an odd oversight, but this may have been simple bias on their part. I'll keep poking around and see if I can get through to Slate's corrections department via email, and will follow up soon.  talk