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RT by @ThomasSowell: Economist Thomas Sowell was once a Marxist, but now he advocates for free markets."What was your wake-up to what was wrong with [Marxism]?" @RubinReport asked him."Facts," Sowell replies. Here’s why I admire Sowell:

Economist Thomas Sowell was once a Marxist, but now he advocates for free markets.

"What was your wake-up to what was wrong with [Marxism]?" @RubinReport asked him.

"Facts," Sowell replies.

Here’s why I admire Sowell:

Ironically, many of the bitter-end defenders of the current public school system and its educational dogmas are also in favor of preferential admissions of minority students to colleges and universities. In other words, having denied minority children an

Ironically, many of the bitter-end defenders of the current public school system and its educational dogmas are also in favor of preferential admissions of minority students to colleges and universities.

In other words, having denied minority children an opportunity to develop… nitter.net/i/web/status/162…

Intellectuals give people who have the handicap of poverty the further handicap of a sense of victimhood. They have encouraged the poor to believe that their poverty is caused by the rich—a message which may be a passing annoyance to the rich but a lasting

Intellectuals give people who have the handicap of poverty the further handicap of a sense of victimhood. They have encouraged the poor to believe that their poverty is caused by the rich—a message which may be a passing annoyance to the rich but a lasting handicap to the poor,… nitter.net/i/web/status/162…

Human beings are going to make mistakes, whether in the market or in the government. The difference is that survival in the market requires recognizing mistakes and changing course before you go bankrupt. But survival in politics requires denying mistakes

Human beings are going to make mistakes, whether in the market or in the government. The difference is that survival in the market requires recognizing mistakes and changing course before you go bankrupt. But survival in politics requires denying mistakes and sticking with the… nitter.net/i/web/status/162…

Crises have long been seen as great opportunities to expand the federal government’s power while the people are too scared to object and before any opposition can get organized.

Crises have long been seen as great opportunities to expand the federal government’s power while the people are too scared to object and before any opposition can get organized.

When politicians say, "spread the wealth," translate that as "concentrate the power," because that is the only way they can spread the wealth. And once they get the power concentrated, they can do anything else they want to, as people have discovered — oft

When politicians say, "spread the wealth," translate that as "concentrate the power," because that is the only way they can spread the wealth. And once they get the power concentrated, they can do anything else they want to, as people have discovered — often to their horror — in… nitter.net/i/web/status/162…

People who oppose school vouchers say that we should improve the public schools instead — but they never specify any time limit. Are we to continue through all eternity to pour more and more billions of dollars down a bottomless pit, without regard to whet

People who oppose school vouchers say that we should improve the public schools instead — but they never specify any time limit. Are we to continue through all eternity to pour more and more billions of dollars down a bottomless pit, without regard to whether or not any… nitter.net/i/web/status/162…

In the summer of 1959, as in the summer of 1957, I worked as a clerk-typist in the headquarters of the U.S. Public Health Service in Washington. The people I worked for were very nice and I grew to like them. One day, a man had a heart attack at around 5 P

In the summer of 1959, as in the summer of 1957, I worked as a clerk-typist in the headquarters of the U.S. Public Health Service in Washington. The people I worked for were very nice and I grew to like them. One day, a man had a heart attack at around 5 PM, on the sidewalk… nitter.net/i/web/status/162…

Reality does not go away when it is ignored.

Reality does not go away when it is ignored.

What is your "fair share" of what someone else has worked for?

What is your "fair share" of what someone else has worked for?