Thomas Sowell's Blog, page 32

Glib 'Happy Talk'

When Alfred E. Neuman said "What me worry?" on the cover of Mad magazine, it was funny. But this message was not nearly as funny coming from...

Damaging Admissions

Opponents of charter schools have claimed that these schools are "cherry-picking" the students they admit, and that this explains why many charter...

Measles, Vaccines and Autism

The current controversy over whether parents should be forced to have their children vaccinated for measles is one of the painful signs of our...

Obama Versus America

In his recent trip to India, President Obama repeated a long-standing pattern of his -- denigrating the United States to foreign audiences. He...

Stormy Weather and Politics

It was refreshing to see meteorologists apologize for their dire -- and wrong -- predictions of an unprecedented snow storm that they had said...

Random Thoughts

Random thoughts on the passing scene:Who says President Obama doesn't promote bipartisanship? His complicity in Iran's moving toward nuclear bombs...

Early Presidential Prospects

With 2015 just getting under way, the buzz of political activity makes it seem almost as if we are already in the midst of the 2016 presidential...

'Diversity' in Action

Islamic terrorist attacks in Europe, and European governments' counter-attacks are more than just a passing news story.Europe is currently in the...

New Year's Irresolution

President Barack Obama's absence from the great gathering in Paris of national leaders from other countries, to show their solidarity with France...

The 'Equality' Racket

Some time ago, burglars in England scrawled a message on the wall of a home they had looted: "RICH BASTARDS."Those two words captured the spirit...