Thomas Sowell's Blog, page 26

The Busybody Left

The political left has been trying to run other people's lives for centuries. So we should not be surprised to see the Obama administration now...

Attacking the Truth: Part II

The case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, involving racial double standards in admissions to the University of Texas at Austin, has an...

The President's Speech

When the President of the United States asks the television networks to set aside time for him to broadcast a speech from the Oval Office, we can...

Christmas Gifts

People who want to buy Christmas gifts, without having to confront the crowds at the local shopping mall (or shopping maul) can take a load off...

A Resurgence of Intolerance

Storm trooper tactics by bands of college students making ideological demands across the country, and immediate preemptive surrender by college...

Political Translations

It is amazing how many different ways the same thing can be said, creating totally different impressions. For example, when President Barack Obama...

The Disappearing Governors

There is a painful irony in a recent decision of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on the side of Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, whom...

Stop the Bleeding

There was a painful irony when France's immediate response to the terrorist attacks in Paris was to close the borders. If they had closed the...

Random Thoughts

Random thoughts on the passing scene:Some financial institutions may be considered "too big to fail," but contemporary Western society may be too...

The Ben Carson Flaps

Dr. Ben Carson's whole life has been very unusual, so perhaps we should not be surprised to see the latest twist -- the media going ballistic over...