The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders. Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarizing attitudes and actions that are counterproductive for minorities and disastrous for the country. Thomas Sowell actionattitudecounterproductive share on social
Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it harder for lawyers to win frivolous lawsuits against insurance companies. Thomas Sowell accomplishcompanycost Change image and share on social
All too often when liberals cite statistics, they forget the statisticians' warning that correlation is not causation. Thomas Sowell causationcitecorrelation Change image and share on social
Over the generations, black leaders have ranged from noble souls to shameless charlatans. Thomas Sowell blackcharlatangeneration Change image and share on social
Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good. Thomas Sowell decadegoodhistory Change image and share on social
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.' Thomas Sowell encounterhardnewscast Change image and share on social
In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in ways that will increase their chances of getting reelected. Thomas Sowell answerchanceincrease Change image and share on social
One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them. Thomas Sowell commondangerousdishonorable Change image and share on social
Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids' tried to micro-manage the Vietnam war, with disastrous results. Thomas Sowell administrationbrainybrilliant share on social
The biggest and most deadly 'tax' rate on the poor comes from a loss of various welfare state benefits - food stamps, housing subsidies and the like - if their income goes up. Thomas Sowell benefitbigdeadly Change image and share on social
