An employer is not hiring people in order to acquire dependents and become their meal ticket. He is hiring them for what they produce.
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.
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 characteristics, instead of individual qualifications.
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 policeman accused in the Ferguson, Missouri shooting.
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 — political tactics.
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.
The Ambassador and the Post Office: A Lesson on Freedom from India
You can always keep anything old, clunky and inefficient still in business, if you are willing to pour unlimited amounts of the taxpayers’ money down a bottomless pit.
Obama is Not a Socialist; Obama is a Fascist
Obama is a fascist because he pushes for government control of the economy, while leaving ownership in private hands.
Random Thoughts: May 2014
Some people act as if the answer to every problem is to put more money and power in the hands of politicians.
Poverty and Snow Storms
Many young people in poverty today not only do not seem to know the way, but have many other people leading them off in other directions.
Subscribe for free.
Read by students, professors, and citizens, Capitalism Magazine provides over 9,000 free to read articles and essays from pro-reason, individual rights perspective.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.