So, she created Heroes of Liberty, a company that will publish books on conservatives like Barrett, Ronald Reagan and ThomasSowell … Her top seller is her biography of Sowell, who overcame adversity to become a famous economist. … Sowell went to see the principal. "He didn't play the victim. He stood up for himself," says Mandel.…
The first reactions were expected, with vitriol being spewed at Justice Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court proper. … ThomasSowell has spoken at length about how these policies hurt these applicants. … How Affirmative Action FAILS minorities — ThomasSowell pic.twitter.com/rxyb9rV0Od — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 29, 2023 Still…
How Affirmative Action FAILS minorities — ThomasSowell pic.twitter.com/rxyb9rV0Od — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 29, 2023NEW — … While liberal America’s initial reactions to the affirmative action ruling will undoubtedly be centered on how Justice Clarence Thomas…
Reactions have ranged from Justice Clarence Thomas being evil to ‘this is the end of higher education for women,’ even though women … ThomasSowell explained this glaring problem with affirmative action in front of a US Senate committee, adding that these protocols … How Affirmative Action FAILS minorities — ThomasSowell pic.twitter.com/rxyb9rV0Od — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 29, 2023Nothing…
The Old Parkland Conference was inspired as a reconvening of a similar effort organized by economist ThomasSowell in December 1980 … Sowell, who began his career seeing the world from the perspective of the left, changed. … Sowell, now 91 years old, did not attend this reconvening of his effort of 40 years ago.…
The political left has been trying to run other people's lives for centuries. So we should not be surprised to see the Obama administration now trying to force neighborhoods across America to have the mix of people the government wants them to have....
Engineers who design computerized products and services seem to have an almost fanatical determination to avoid using plain English. It is understandable when complicated processes require complicated operations. But when the very simplest things are designed with needless complications or murky instructions, that is something else. For example,...
How shall we remember 2015? Or shall we try to forget it? It is always hard to know when a turning point has been reached, and usually it is long afterwards before we recognize it. However, if 2015 has been a turning point, it may well have marked a...
The so-called "debates" among Republican presidential aspirants are classic examples of the media spreading misunderstanding instead of enlightenment. The ancient admonition, "With all you're getting, get understanding" has been replaced in the media by, "With all you're getting, get sound bites -- and, if possible, 'gotcha' sound bites."After all the...
The big news, as far as the media are concerned, is the political game of debt-ceiling chicken that is being played by Democrats and Republicans in Washington. But, however much the media are focused on what is happening inside the Beltway, there is a whole country outside the Beltway --...
To find out more about ThomasSowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate … ThomasSowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.…
If there was ever any doubt that the Democrats take the black vote for granted, that doubt should have been put to rest when Barack Obama told the Congressional Black Caucus, "Stop whining!"
Have you ever before heard either a Democratic or a Republican leader tell his party's strongest...
Twenty years ago, hysteria swept through the media over "hunger in America."
Dan Rather opened a CBS Evening News broadcast in 1991 declaring, "one in eight American children is going hungry tonight." Newsweek, the Associated Press and the Boston Globe repeated this statistic, and many others joined the media...
Many in the media and in politics have gone ballistic over the fact that Texas Governor Rick Perry called Social Security "a Ponzi scheme."
Although many act shocked, shocked, as if Rick Perry had said something unthinkable, Governor Perry is not even among the first thousand people to call...
This view has been refuted by influential black thinkers such as ThomasSowell, Shelby Steele, and Bob Woodson. … black gangs against white people chosen at random on beaches, in shopping malls, or other public places,” said black economist Thomas … Sowell, “have occurred in Philadelphia, New York, Denver, Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, Los Angeles, and other places across the…
With Hillary Clinton's multiple misdeeds coming to light and causing her political problems, reflected in her declining support in the polls, both she and the Democratic Party have reason to be concerned. But both of them may yet be rescued by "The Donald," who can turn out to be their...
These are among the several fallacies that economist ThomasSowell debunks in “Economics Facts and Fallacies: Second Edition.” … Sowell takes the most common economic misconceptions and deconstructs them with thorough research, scrutiny, and very sophisticated … Sowell goes on to debunk under pervasive fallacies, many of which are taught on college campuses, makes the book even better.…
Dr. Ben Carson's whole life has been very unusual, so perhaps we should not be surprised to see the latest twist -- the media going ballistic over discrepancies in a few things he said. Years ago, when I was writing some autobiographical sketches, I dug up old...
economy eventually boils down to the core issue of whether government spending acts as a stimulus or whether it is – in the words of Thomas … Sowell – a sedative that undermines prosperity.…
It bothers me a little when conservatives call Barack Obama a "socialist." He certainly is an enemy of the free market, and wants politicians and bureaucrats to make the fundamental decisions about the economy. But that does not mean that he wants government ownership of the means of production, which...
Editor's Note: This is Part III in a series. Part I can be found here. Part II can be found here.
If there were a Hall of Fame for political rhetoric, the phrase "social justice" would deserve a prominent place there. It has the prime virtue of political...
