Thomas Sowell's Blog, page 30

Micro-totalitarianism

The political left has come up with a new buzzword: "micro-aggression."Professors at the University of California at Berkeley have been officially...

Who Lost Iraq?

After the pro-Western government of China was forced to flee to the island of Taiwan in 1949, when the Communists took over mainland China, bitter...

Paying the Price

Baltimore is now paying the price for irresponsible words and actions, not only by young thugs in the streets, but also by its mayor and the state...

Graduation Gifts

This is the season of college graduations, and many people may be wondering what kinds of gifts would be most appropriate for young people leaving...

'Just Asking'

In a recent panel discussion on poverty at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama gave another demonstration of his mastery of rhetoric --...

Race, Politics and Lies

Among the many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scattered across the country were disrupted by riots and looting...

Anti-Trust Law and Lawlessness

We all make mistakes and some of us learn from them. What is even better is to learn from other people's mistakes, where they pay for those...

Chaos in the Primaries

Painful as it is to realize that both the Democrats and the Republicans will still be holding their primaries a year from now, that is one of the...

The New Inquisition

How long will this country remain free? Probably only as long as the American people value their freedom enough to defend it. But how many people...

The Iran 'Agreement' Charade

By abandoning virtually all its demands for serious restrictions on Iran's nuclear bomb program, the Obama administration has apparently achieved...