The disaster of Middle East 'democracy'

Whether democracy leads to freedom is an open question, not a foregone conclusion.

Thomas Sowell April 2, 2013

Cyprus. Can it happen here?

Yes and no.

Thomas Sowell March 25, 2013

Sowell: A Real Term Limit

What's wrong with term limits? The "s" at the end of the word "limit."

Thomas Sowell March 18, 2013

Sowell: Intellectuals and Race

So many fallacies, so little time.

Thomas Sowell March 11, 2013

Sowell: Budgeting fear

Only in Washington is a reduction in the rate of growth of spending called a "cut."

Thomas Sowell March 6, 2013

Sowell: Shepherds and sheep

Too many among today's intellectual elite see themselves as our shepherds.

Thomas Sowell February 26, 2013

Sowell: Guns and pensions

Is it really "guns versus butter?"

Thomas Sowell February 19, 2013

Prostitute vs. politician: Too close to call

It is her word against his.

Thomas Sowell February 12, 2013

Sowell: Prophets and losses

The Fed's economic prophecies weren't quite what they seemed.

Thomas Sowell February 5, 2013

Sowell: Shouting louder

It's time to go back to square one on Benghazi.

Thomas Sowell January 29, 2013

Sowell: Do gun control laws control guns?

Many zealots seem utterly unconcerned about facts.

Thomas Sowell January 22, 2013

Sowell: Liberalism versus blacks

There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks.

Thomas Sowell January 15, 2013

Sowell: The role of 'educators'

John Dewey saw the role of the teacher, not as a transmitter of a society's culture to the young, but as an...

Thomas Sowell January 8, 2013

'Forward' to the past?

Despite what the left seems to believe, private property rights do not exist simply for the sake of people...

Thomas Sowell December 18, 2012