Thomas Sowell's Blog, page 12

All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.

All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.

“It's like the Marxists who are telling us that Eastern Europe wasn't really socialism. At some point, you have to ask yourself: could it be that this principle cannot work out in practice with human beings as they exist on this planet?”

“It's like the Marxists who are telling us that Eastern Europe wasn't really socialism. At some point, you have to ask yourself: could it be that this principle cannot work out in practice with human beings as they exist on this planet?”

Liberals take positions that make them look good and feel good — and show very little interest in the actual consequences for others, even when liberal policies are leaving havoc in their wake.

Liberals take positions that make them look good and feel good — and show very little interest in the actual consequences for others, even when liberal policies are leaving havoc in their wake.

There is nothing so good that politicians can't make it bad and nothing so bad that politicians can't make it worse. Compassion is good but politicians have turned compassion into the welfare state. Crime is bad but politicians have made it worse by going

There is nothing so good that politicians can't make it bad and nothing so bad that politicians can't make it worse. Compassion is good but politicians have turned compassion into the welfare state. Crime is bad but politicians have made it worse by going easy on criminals.

One of the painful realities of our times is how long a political lie can survive, even after having been disproved years ago, or even generations ago.

One of the painful realities of our times is how long a political lie can survive, even after having been disproved years ago, or even generations ago.

If you want to see the poor remain poor, generation after generation, just keep the standards low in their schools and make excuses for their academic shortcomings and personal misbehavior. But please don't congratulate yourself on your compassion.

If you want to see the poor remain poor, generation after generation, just keep the standards low in their schools and make excuses for their academic shortcomings and personal misbehavior. But please don't congratulate yourself on your compassion.

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R to @ThomasSowell: If you put $1,000 in your piggy bank in 1960 and took it out to spend in 2000, you would discover that your money had, over time, lost 80 percent of its value.

If you put $1,000 in your piggy bank in 1960 and took it out to spend in 2000, you would discover that your money had, over time, lost 80 percent of its value.

The government can quietly steal a lot of your wealth with much lower rates of inflation. For example, a $100 bill at the end of the 20th century would buy less than a $20 bill would buy in 1960.

The government can quietly steal a lot of your wealth with much lower rates of inflation. For example, a $100 bill at the end of the 20th century would buy less than a $20 bill would buy in 1960.

RT by @ThomasSowell: If you are serious about wanting to improve education, do not vote more money for the education establishment that has been dumbing down the schools for years. Vote for vouchers, tax credits, or anything else that will transfer decisio

If you are serious about wanting to improve education, do not vote more money for the education establishment that has been dumbing down the schools for years. Vote for vouchers, tax credits, or anything else that will transfer decision-making power to parents.