Thomas Sowell's Blog, page 27

Ignoring the Obvious

A recent, widely publicized incident in which a policeman was called to a school classroom to deal with a disruptive student has provoked all...

Hillary 2.0

Many people may share Senator Bernie Sanders' complaint that he was tired of hearing about Hillary Clinton's e-mails. But the controversy is about...

Politicians' Words

At the recent televised debate among candidates for the Democrats' nomination for president, Hillary Clinton declared that "the wealthy pay too...

Open Season on the Police

In recent months there have been a series of cases reported in the media, where some teenage thug -- white, black or Hispanic in different cases...

The 'Gun Control' Farce: Part II

The grand illusion of zealots for laws preventing ordinary, law-abiding people from having guns is that "gun control" laws actually control guns....

The 'Gun Control' Farce

President Obama's intrusion into the mourning community of Roseburg, Oregon, in order to promote his political crusade for stronger gun control...

Charlatans and Sheep: Part III

The prevailing social dogma of our time -- that economic and other disparities among groups are strange, if not sinister -- has set off bitter...

Charlatans and Sheep: Part II

One of the secrets of successful magicians on stage is directing the audience's attention to something that is attractive or distracting, but...

Charlatans and Sheep

One of the many painful signs of the mindlessness of our times was a recent section of the Wall Street Journal, built around the theme "What's...

Good Riddance!

Good Riddance!The impending departure of Speaker of the House John Boehner gives the House Republicans a real opportunity to accomplish something....