The Mindset of the Left
At least as far back as the 18th century, the left has struggled to avoid facing the plain fact of evil — that some people simply choose to do things that...
About: Thomas Sowell
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Random Thoughts
Edmund Burke said, "There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men." Evil men do not always snarl. Some smile charmingly. Those are the...
Economics vs. “Need”
One of the most common arguments for allowing more immigration is that there is a "need" for foreign workers to do "jobs that Americans won't do," especially in agriculture. From an...
Sex and the Military
For thousands of years, people around the world had the common sense to realize that putting young men and young women together in military operations was asking for trouble, not only...
Abstract Immigrants
One of the many sad signs of our times is the abstract way current immigration issues are discussed. ...
The Bullying Pulpit
We have truly entered the world of "Alice in Wonderland" when the CEO of a company that pays $16 million a day in taxes is hauled up before a Congressional subcommittee...
Undoing the Brainwashing
This time of year, as college students return home for the summer, many parents may notice how many politically correct ideas they have acquired on campus. Some of those parents may...
College Campuses: Wimps Versus Barbarians
An all too familiar scene was enacted on the campus of Swarthmore College during a meeting on May 4th to discuss demands by student activists for the college to divest itself...
Lies About Libya
Last week's testimony under oath about events in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 makes painfully clear that what the Obama administration told the American people about those events were lies out...
Words That Replace Thought
If there is ever a contest for words that substitute for thought, "diversity" should be recognized as the undisputed world champion. ...
Bouncing Ball Politics: From the Housing Bubble to Middle East Democracy
If you are driving along and suddenly see a big red rubber ball come bouncing out into the street, you might want to put your foot on the brake pedal, because...
Is Thinking Obsolete?
It is always amazing how many serious issues are not discussed seriously, but instead simply generate assertions and counter-assertions. On television talk shows, people on opposite sides often just try to...
The Art of the Impossible
Someone called politics "the art of the possible." But, in the era of the modern welfare state, politics is largely the art of the impossible. ...
Immigration Gambles: Part II
Starting the amnesty track immediately, while promising border security in the future, means that an irreversible benefit is conferred up front, while only time will tell whether the promise of border...
Immigration Gambles
We are importing many foreigners who stay foreign, if not hostile. Blithely turning them into citizens by fiat, rather than because they have committed to the American way of life, is...