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
politics causes vote
Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain.
television watches problem
It is hard to read a newspaper or watch a television newscast without encountering someone who has come up with a new 'solution' to society's 'problems.'
government people planning
What is politically defined as economic planning is the forcible superseding of other people's plans by Government officials.
judging long facts
Students are often in no position to judge 'relevance' until long after the fact.
country war hero
Benedict Arnold was a war hero, wounded in battle--before he turned against his country. Hitler was likewise a decorated and wounded veteran of the First World War. Being a war hero is not a lifetime...exempt[ion]...from responsibility for what you do thereafter.
facts relevance
Relevance is not something you can predict. It is something you discover after the fact.
long depth height
Neither the depth of despondency nor the height of euphoria tells you how long either will last.
thumbs legislation partisans
As a rule of thumb. Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad as legislation that is partisan.
differences people trying
The biggest difference between people is between those who are trying to do the right thing - whether or not they succeed - and those for whom the only question is how much they can get away with.
school college giving
One of the many disservices done to young people by our schools and colleges is giving them the puffed up notion that they are in a position to pass sweeping judgments on a world that they have barely begun to experience.
garden eden late
Trade-offs have been with us ever since the late unpleasantness in the Garden of Eden.
red-flags warning might
We might have been better off if the question of Obama's patriotism had been raised before he was first elected. Never should we ignore so many red flag warnings again.
principles judgmental violation
To say that being non-judgmental is better than being judgmental is itself a judgment, and therefore a violation of principle.
reading people leader
One of the painfully sobering realizations that come from reading history is the utter incompetence that is possible among leaders of whole nations and empires - and the blind faith that such leaders can nevertheless inspire among the people who are enthralled by their words or their posturing.