Anyone have any idea what the author's agenda is here? Why am I reading a hit piece on Shockley written 17 years after his death?

Is this article saying that if you think that biological inheritable traits exist, then you will be a sociopath and a failure like Shockley ---despite the best science?

Well, he was an advocate of eugenics. He looked at the data available to him and came to a reasonable conclusion. But "reason", you may have noticed, can really, really piss people off when it goes up against conclusions they've drawn from other sources. As an experiment, write down the 10-15 best arguments you have against the practice of tattooing. Then, go up to someone who has tattoos and say, "Here are the reasons why tattoos are bad." Prepare for some incredible, but mute, rage staring you down after that.

Now, try the same thing with human biology: "Here are the top 10 reasons why low-IQ people should undergo voluntary sterilization". The reaction is quite a bit worse.

Hmm... Create an arbitrary definition of superiority. Weed out everyone who doesn't meet said standard. Sounds a lot like high school.