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Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution.

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  • Don't substitute vocabulary for thought

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Mon, May 6, 2013

    If there is ever a contest for words that substitute for thought, "diversity" should be recognized as the undisputed world champion. You don't need a speck of evidence, or a single step of logic, when you rhapsodize about the supposed benefits of diversity. The very idea of testing this...

  • When you focus on race, everything looks like racism

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

    During decades of watching both collegiate and professional football, I have seen hundreds of touchdowns scored by black players -- but not one extra point kicked by a black player. Is this because blacks are genetically incapable of kicking a football or because racists won't let blacks kick...

  • Sophists run our immigration conversation

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Mon, Apr 15, 2013

    Most laws are meant to stop people from doing something, and to penalize those who disregard those laws. More generally, laws are meant to protect the society from the law breakers. But our immigration laws are different. Here the whole focus is on the "plight" of those who have broken the...

  • Thomas Sowell: Gun control crusaders unconstrained by facts

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Mon, Apr 15, 2013

    Amid all the heated, emotional advocacy of gun control, have you ever heard even one person present convincing hard evidence that tighter gun control laws have in fact reduced murders? Think about all the states, communities within states, as well as foreign countries, that have either tight...

  • Thomas Sowell: Guns save lives

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    We all know that guns can cost lives because the media repeat this message endlessly, as if we could not figure it out for ourselves. But even someone who reads newspapers regularly and watches numerous television newscasts may never learn that guns also save lives-- much less see any hard facts...

  • What's the difference between the U.S. and Cyprus?

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Mon, Mar 25, 2013

    The decision of the government in Cyprus to simply take money out of people's bank accounts there sent shock waves around the world. People far removed from that small island nation had to wonder: "Can this happen here?" The economic repercussions of having people feel that their money is not...

  • Thomas Sowell: Multiculturalism is counterproductive

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Tue, Mar 12, 2013

    Among the many irrational ideas about racial and ethnic groups that have polarized societies over the centuries and around the world, few have been more irrational and counterproductive than the current dogmas of multiculturalism. Intellectuals who imagine that they are helping racial or...

  • Intellectuals all too often promote racial resentment

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Mon, Mar 11, 2013

    The desire of intellectuals for some grand theory that will explain complex patterns with some solitary and simple factor has produced many ideas that do not stand up under scrutiny, but which have nevertheless had widespread acceptance -- and sometimes catastrophic consequences -- in countries...

  • Thomas Sowell: America is still the land of opportunity

    Thomas Sowell

    Published: Mon, Mar 4, 2013

    Most people are not even surprised any more when they hear about someone who came here from Korea or Vietnam with very little money, and very little knowledge of English, who nevertheless persevered and rose in American society. Nor are we surprised when their children excel in school and go on...



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