Thomas Sowell
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Ted Cruz Receives A HUGE Endorsement In The Wake Of Chief Justice Scalia’s Untimely Death…
Thomas Sowell is endorsing Ted Cruz today, pointing out that the passing of Scalia is completely overshadowing the election and that Cruz is the one candidate who really understands how huge the stakes are for the Supreme Court and the country: RCP – Amid the petty bickering, loud rhetoric and sordid attack ads in this…
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THOMAS SOWELL: Irresponsible So Called ‘Education’
Goddard College’s recent decision to have its students addressed from prison by a convicted cop killer is just one of many unbelievably irresponsible self-indulgences by “educators” in our schools and colleges. Such “educators” teach minorities born with an incredibly valuable windfall gain — American citizenship — that they are victims who have a grievance against…
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One of my favorite philosopher/commentators, Thomas Sowell, lays down some basic truth
Irresponsible ‘Education’ by Thomas Sowell Goddard College’s recent decision to have its students addressed from prison by a convicted cop killer is just one of many unbelievably irresponsible self-indulgences by “educators” in our schools and colleges. Such “educators” teach minorities born with an incredibly valuable windfall gain — American citizenship — that they are victims…
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Cheap Politicians – You Get What You Pay For
The recent bribery convictions of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife are only the latest in a seemingly never-ending series of convictions of government officials. A little item on the Internet featured government officials in prison, either currently or in recent times. Among them were a mayor of New Orleans, a mayor of…
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Mob Rule Economics
While we talk about democracy and equal rights, we seem increasingly to let both private and government decisions be determined by mob rule. There is nothing democratic about mob rule. It means that some people’s votes are to be overruled by other people’s disruptions, harassments and threats. The latest examples are the mobs in the…
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Irresponsible Presidential Choices
The latest Gallup poll indicates that 14 percent of the people “moderately disapprove” of Barack Obama’s performance as president and 39 percent “strongly disapprove.” Since Obama won two presidential elections, chances are that some of those who now “strongly disapprove” of what he has done voted to put him in office. We all make mistakes, but…
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Police Tactics – Facts vs. Visions
The political left has been campaigning against the use of force since at least the 18th century. So it is not surprising that they are now arguing that heavily armed or aggressive police forces only inflame protesters and thus provoke violence. Statisticians have long warned that correlation is not causation, but they have apparently warned…
