Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
From a 1995 interview:
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Sowell on Jefferson, Washington, and slavery
Riley on Sowell
[Hat tip “Jan MN.”] For those of you seeing an in-depth discussion of Thomas Sowell, here’s a video interview with Jason Riley, author of a biography of Sowell. His book is called Maverick, which I think is a somewhat unfortunate … Continue reading →
Suddenly Sowell (plus a ruling in the Virginia school rape case)
Thomas Sowell is 91 years old, with a long record of accomplishment that includes the publication of many books that demonstrate an unusually brilliant clarity of thought and graceful yet economical expression of that thought. A few years ago he … Continue reading →
The woes of Africa
Yesterday in a thread on the unrest and violence in South Africa, the perennial question of what’s wrong with Africa came up. It occurs to me that it might be time to recycle a post from seven years ago that … Continue reading →
Happy Belated Birthday, Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell turned 91 on June 30, and he seems sharp as a tack. I wish him many more healthy years, in part because I admire him so much and in part because we need him more than ever. As … Continue reading →
More about that new book on Sowell
Here’s a review and summary. I intend to read the book – and I wish I could give a copy to everyone I know. Here’s the Amazon link to the book itself.
Continue reading →Five tenets of CRT and what they mean
One of the problems with discussing and debating CRT is that it’s a complicated set of teachings and beliefs about which people know very little, and which probably vary at least somewhat according to who is doing the trainings. The … Continue reading →
A new Thomas Sowell biography is out
I haven’t read it yet, but here it is. I deeply admire Sowell and his work, and I know a lot of you feel the same way.
Continue reading →Happy 90th Birthday Thomas Sowell – our nation turns its lonely eyes to you
Today is Thomas Sowell’s 90th birthday, and I want to wish him a happy one. Sowell may also be happy today that he’s been retired for several years, because chronicling our current mess is not fun, although I would dearly … Continue reading →