-
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...
-
Thomas Sowell: Will Obama turn the United States into the world's largest banana republic?
Thomas Sowell
Published: Mon, Mar 4, 2013
Back in my teaching days, many years ago, one of the things I liked to ask the class to consider was this: Imagine a government agency with only two tasks: (1) building statues of Benedict Arnold and (2) providing life-saving medications to children. If this agency's budget were cut, what would...
Most Read
-
Congressman: IRS asked pro-life group about 'the content of their prayers'
-
Matthew Clark: Tea Party message to the IRS: See you in court
-
Four possible Obamacare futures
-
UPDATED: IRS tax exemption/Obamacare exec got $103,390 in bonuses; Did Obama OK them?
-
Democrat Baucus warns: More to come out on IRS scandal
Get E-mail Updates
