Thomas Sowell's Blog, page 24

Voting at a Crossroads

It is seldom that the fate of a nation can be traced to what happened on one particular day. But that may be what happens in the United States of...

Desperate Tactics

It is desperation time for the Republican party establishment. Its extremely well financed favorite -- Jeb Bush -- never got anywhere with the...

Random Thoughts

Random thoughts on the passing scene:The presidential election prospects for the Democrats are so bad this year that only the Republicans can save...

Last Chance for America? Part II

The worst political blunder of all time, according to scientist Freeman Dyson, was the decision of the emperor of China in 1433 to cut off his...

Last Chance for America?

The "Super Tuesday" primaries may be a turning point for America -- and quite possibly a turn for the worse. After seven long years of domestic...

Paranoid Politics

Amid all the media analyses of the prospects of each of the candidates in both political parties, there is remarkably little discussion of the...

The Lure of Socialism

Many people of mature years are amazed at how many young people have voted for Senator Bernie Sanders, and are enthusiastic about the socialism he...

Tragedy and Choices

Amid the petty bickering, loud rhetoric and sordid attack ads in this year's primary election campaigns, the death of a giant -- Justice Antonin...

Toxic Words

During this election year, we are destined to hear many words that are toxic in the way they misrepresent reality and substitute fantasies that...

After Iowa

Senator Ted Cruz's upset victory against Donald Trump has robbed "The Donald" of his stock answer to any criticism from rivals-- that he is...