Nothing is easier than to prove that America, or any other society of human beings, is far from being the perfect gem that any of us can conjure up in our imagination.
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell has published a large volume of writing. His dozen books, as well as numerous articles and essays, cover a wide range of topics, from classic economic theory to judicial activism, from civil rights to choosing the right college. Please contact your local newspaper editor if you want to read the THOMAS SOWELL column in your hometown paper.
Local or National Elections?
What is the overriding national issue that makes this year’s Congressional elections so crucial?
Ebola and Obama
The safety of the American people takes second place to the goal of helping people overseas.
Random Thoughts September 2014
Why Republicans would bring up the subject of immigration during an election year is beyond me. Yet Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner seems drawn to the subject like a moth to a flame.
Who Wants War?
Some pundits are saying that President Obama has been floundering in his response to the ISIS crisis because public opinion polls show most Americans don’t want another war.
Late-Talking Children
A child can be years behind schedule in beginning to speak and yet go on to have a perfectly normal life.
Cheap Politicians
Cheap politicians turn out to be very expensive politicians, in the way they waste money, even if they are not stealing it.
Mob Rule Economics and “Living Wages”
An employer is not hiring people in order to acquire dependents and become their meal ticket. He is hiring them for what they produce.
Success or Failure? Obama The Master Illusionist
If you assume that Barack Obama is trying to protect the safety and interests of the United States and its allies, then clearly he has been a monumental failure.
Irresponsible Choices: Choosing a “Woman” President Because She is a Woman
With many people now acting as if it is time for “a woman” to become president, apparently they have learned absolutely nothing from the disastrous results of the irresponsible self-indulgence of choosing a President of the United States on the basis of demographic char…
Dealing with Riots: Facts vs. Visions
Do you prefer that fewer people get killed or that kinder and gentler rhetoric and tactics be used?
The Media and the Mob vs. The Rule of Law
We have courts of law, instead of relying on the media or mobs. But politics is undermining law.
Random Thoughts August 2014
I don’t know why we are spending our hard-earned money paying taxes to support a criminal justice system, when issues of guilt and innocence are being determined on television — and even punishment is being meted out by CNN’s showing the home and address of the policem…
The “Progressive” Assault on Achievement in Education
New York schools that achieve excellence in education are under attach by unions, community “leaders” and the “progressive” elite.
Post-Thinking Era: Is Thinking Obsolete?
In an age when scientists are creating artificial intelligence, too many of our educational institutions seem to be creating artificial stupidity.
A Cease Fire in Gaza Will Reward Hamas
When Hamas launches an attack on Israel, they know in advance that whatever Israel does in response will be limited by calls for a cease-fire, backed by political and economic pressures from the United States.
Bordering on Madness
Americans who gather to protest the high-handed way this administration has sneaked illegal immigrants into their communities can expect the race card to be played against them. The time is long overdue to stop being intimidated by such cheap — and dangerous — politic…
Republican Attempts To Impeach Obama are Irresponsible
Republicans’ launching of foredoomed symbolic actions like lawsuits and impeachment are an irresponsible self-indulgence.
A Primer on Race
“Do racial preferences work? What is the track record?”
America’s Birthday
But America’s upcoming birthday on the Fourth of July is a time when the gift most needed is an urgent warning about the dangers of losing the things that have made this country America.
A Lame Duck Country?
President Obama has demonstrated, time and again, that he has no respect for the Constitution’s limitations on his power.
A Bitter After-Taste in Iraq
You cannot create instant freedom like you are making instant coffee.
Amnesty Lite Is Still Amnesty
It doesn’t matter what immigration policies you believe in if you don’t control your borders.
The Prisoner Swap Deal
Thomas Sowell explains why the prisoner swap deal is a victory for Obama and a defeat for the United States of America.
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