Thomas Sowell's Blog, page 6

Explaining differences in achievements between groups often pits those who attribute these differences to ability against those who attribute differences to barriers. Neither seems to pay much attention to differences in what people want to do.

Explaining differences in achievements between groups often pits those who attribute these differences to ability against those who attribute differences to barriers. Neither seems to pay much attention to differences in what people want to do.

Paul Ehrlich has been so consistently wrong on so many things.

Paul Ehrlich has been so consistently wrong on so many things.

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Liberals try to show their concern for the poor by raising the level of minimum wage laws. Yet they show no interest in hard evidence that minimum wage laws create disastrous levels of unemployment among young blacks in this country.

Liberals try to show their concern for the poor by raising the level of minimum wage laws. Yet they show no interest in hard evidence that minimum wage laws create disastrous levels of unemployment among young blacks in this country.

My favorite New Year's resolution was to stop trying to reason with unreasonable people. This has reduced both my correspondence and my blood pressure.

My favorite New Year's resolution was to stop trying to reason with unreasonable people. This has reduced both my correspondence and my blood pressure.

The assumption that spending more of the taxpayers' money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse.

The assumption that spending more of the taxpayers' money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse.

Only in Congress do people adjust to economic adversity and growing deficits by spending more money.

Only in Congress do people adjust to economic adversity and growing deficits by spending more money.

Ask ten people what "fairness" means and you can get eleven different definitions.

Ask ten people what "fairness" means and you can get eleven different definitions.

Too many in the media act as if decency is a violation of the First Amendment.

Too many in the media act as if decency is a violation of the First Amendment.

Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims.

Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims.