Dec 28, 2010 – The Constitution of the United States begins with the words "We the people." But neither the Constitution nor "we the people" will mean anything if politicians and judges can continue to do end runs around both.Bills passed too fast for anyone to read them are blatant examples of these end...

Aug 3, 2011 – Ed. Note: This is part two of a two part Sowell column. Part one is available here. If there were a contest for the most misleading words used in politics, "poverty" should be one of the leading contenders for that title.Each of us may have his own idea of what...

Aug 2, 2011 – Ed. Note: This is part one of a two part Sowell column. Part two is available here.Many years ago, the Saturday Evening Post was one of the best-known magazines in America. But somehow I learned that the Saturday Evening Post was actually published on Wednesday morning. That was a...

Aug 18, 2011 – Editor’s note: This article is Part III in a series. Click here to read Part I. Click here to read Part II. The orgies of violent attacks against strangers on the streets -- in both England and the United States -- are not necessarily just passing episodes. They...

Aug 17, 2011 – Editor’s note: This article is Part II in a series. Click here to read Part I. Although much of the media have their antennae out to pick up anything that might be construed as racism against blacks, they resolutely ignore even the most blatant racism by blacks...

Aug 16, 2011 – Someone at long last has had the courage to tell the plain, honest truth about race. After mobs of young blacks rampaged through Philadelphia committing violence -- as similar mobs have rampaged through Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee and other places -- Philadelphia's black mayor, Michael A. Nutter, ordered a...

Aug 10, 2011 – In Don Marquis' classic satirical book, "Archy and Mehitabel," Mehitabel the alley cat asks plaintively, "What have I done to deserve all these kittens?"That seems to be the pained reaction of the Obama administration to the financial woes that led to the downgrading of America's credit rating, for the first...

Aug 9, 2011 – Random thoughts on the passing scene:The next time a member of the British royal family gets married, I hope they elope and spare us all another 24/7 media orgy.Does the "not guilty" verdict in the Casey Anthony child murder trial mean that the jury succumbed to the confusion between "beyond...

Sep 7, 2011 – Editor’s note: This article is Part II in a series. Click here to read Part I. A few weeks ago, I had what seemed to me a small medical problem, so I phoned my primary physician. However, after we discussed the problem, he directed me to a specialist.After the specialist...

Sep 6, 2011 – Ideological clashes over particular laws, policies and programs often go far deeper. Those with opposing views of what is desirable for the future also tend to differ equally sharply as to what the reality of the present is. In other words, they envision two very different worlds. A small...

Aug 30, 2011 – Many in the media are saying how unusual it is for our economy to be so sluggish for so long, after we have officially emerged from a recession. In a sense, they are right. But, in another sense, they are profoundly wrong.The American economy usually rebounds a lot faster than...

Sep 15, 2011 – Editor’s note: This article is Part III in a series. Click here to read Part I. Click here to read Part II. Ninety years ago -- in 1921 -- federal income tax policies reached an absurdity that many people today seem to want to repeat. Those who believe in high...

Sep 14, 2011 – Editor’s note: This article is Part II in a series. Click here to read Part I. Some people are hoping that President Obama's plan will get the economy out of the doldrums and start providing jobs for the unemployed. Others are hoping that the Republicans' plan will do the trick.Those...

Sep 13, 2011 – Those who are impressed by words seem to think that President Barack Obama made a great speech to Congress last week. But, when you look beyond the rhetoric, what did he say that was fundamentally different from what he has been saying and doing all along? Are we to...

Sep 13, 2011 – Thomas Sowell was voted the single most liked conservative in America in 2010 AND 2011 by conservative bloggers.…

Sep 8, 2011 – Economist Thomas Sowell pointed out in June: Someone needs to say to those who want Social Security and Medicare to continue on…

Sep 27, 2011 – One of the problems in trying to select a leader for any large organization or institution is the tendency to start out looking for Superman, passing up many good people who fail to meet that standard, and eventually ending up settling for a warm body....

Aug 14, 2019 – Thomas Sowell has argued, "The black family, which had survived centuries of slavery and discrimination, began rapidly disintegrating…

Oct 10, 2019 – After I spoke, young person after young person came up to me and said things like, "You introduced me to economics professors Thomas … Sowell and Walter Williams," and, "because of you and your books and videos, I began to question the horrible things I was taught … I have known Sowell and Williams for nearly 30 years. Their presence loomed large this weekend in Washington, D.C.…

Sep 19, 2022 – many crazy things, without drastic, unapologetic pushback before the midterm elections and beyond, it’s hard not to agree with Thomas … Sowell, who told Mark Levin in 2020 that America could reach a point of no return. … “I hope, of course, that will never happen,” Sowell said, “but there is a such a thing as a point of no return.…

Nov 5, 2022 – The term “systemic racism” has no meaning, says black economist Thomas Sowell. … Their purpose served is to have other people cave in,” Sowell concludes.…

Nov 5, 2022 – Other Black conservatives like Justice Thomas, Senator Tim Scott, Congressman Byron Donalds, Thomas Sowell, and Jason Riley can attest…

Nov 2, 2022 – Sowell. … I’m voting Republican for the first time in my life this week. — Allison (@TheOGAllison) October 29, 2022I also read Thomas Sowell. … Thomas Sowell blew my brain open.I can never go back to their hypocrisy. So here I am. Not perfect, still learning.…

Jul 23, 2021 – As Thomas Sowell noted, "There are no institutions in America where free speech is more severely restricted than in our politically…

Aug 10, 2016 – A year ago, in August 2015, this column called "The Donald" the Democrats' Trump card. It is hard to imagine any other Republican candidate who could rescue a thoroughly discredited Hillary Clinton from a devastating defeat in this year's election. Now 50 prominent Republicans with foreign policy and...