Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowellis an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 June 1930
CityGastonia, NC
CountryUnited States of America
communication decision problem
Knowledge can be enormously costly, and is often scattered in widely uneven fragments, too small to be individually usable in decision making. The communication and coordination of these scattered fragments of knowledge is one of the basic problems- perhaps the basic problem- of any society.
independent intellectual auras
The stricter standards and independent, often conclusive, evidence in the physical sciences cannot be generalized to intellectual activity as a whole, even though the aura of scientific processes and results is often appropriated by other intellectuals.
research study gender
Few professors would dare to publish research or teach a course debunking the claims made in various ethnic, gender, or other 'studies' courses.
years goal people
We should listen first and foremost to our own experience We should stop looking for saviors.Society has not existed for thousands of years because it had a succession of saviors. It's existed because it has institutions and processes through which people can realize their own goals.
civilization enormous devices
Civilization is an enormous device for economizing knowledge,.
principles economic social
The principles applied in economic processes are general social principles.
government saving hyperinflation
Hyperinflation can take virtually your entire life's savings, without the government having to bother raising the official tax rate at all.
mouths taxpayers donate
Being willing to donate the taxpayers' money is not the same as being willing to put your own money where your mouth is.
facts belief should
All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.
teacher responsibility years
Adolescence is a relatively recent thing in human history -- a period of years between the constraints of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood. This irresponsible period of adolescence is artificially extended by long years of education, much of it wasted on frivolities. Tenure extends adolescence even further for teachers and professors.
demand would-be shortage
A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.
time business hands
People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.
compassion pay disaster
In politics, throwing the taxpayers' money at disasters is supposed to show your compassion. But robbing Peter to pay Paul is not compassion. It is politics.
atheism crusades feels
Policies are judged by their consequences but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel.