An ignored 'disparity'

With all the talk about "disparities" in innumerable contexts, there is one very important disparity that...

Thomas Sowell January 17, 2012

Kodak and the Post Office

The news that Eastman Kodak is preparing to file for bankruptcy, truly marks the end of an era.

Thomas Sowell January 10, 2012

Republican Voters' Choices

Barring some astonishing surprise, the contest for the Republican nomination for president boils down to Mitt...

Thomas Sowell December 29, 2011

Random Thoughts

Random thoughts on the passing scene.

Thomas Sowell December 27, 2011

The Past and the Present

If Newt Gingrich were being nominated for sainthood, many of us would vote very differently...

Thomas Sowell December 20, 2011

Gridlock to the Rescue?

Washington gridlock may turn out to be the salvation of the Obama administration.

Thomas Sowell December 13, 2011

Christmas Books

The joys of Christmas do not include coping with crowds at shopping malls.

Thomas Sowell December 6, 2011

Lessons of History?

It used to be common for people to urge us to learn "the lessons of history."

Thomas Sowell November 29, 2011

Gingrich and Immigration

The former Speaker is getting the kind of scrutiny that has done in other front-runners.

Thomas Sowell November 29, 2011

Alice in Liberal Land

If Alice could visit the world of liberal rhetoric and assumptions today, she would find it illogical and...

Thomas Sowell November 22, 2011

Will Republicans Blow It?

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that a good catch phrase could stop thinking for 50 years.

Thomas Sowell November 15, 2011

The Real Scandal

The real scandal in the accusations against Herman Cain is the corruption of the law, the media and politics.

Thomas Sowell November 10, 2011

Numbers Games

The relationship between age and income is not hard to understand.

Thomas Sowell November 8, 2011

Democracy Versus Mob Rule

Members of this mob apparently believe that other people should be forced to subsidize their college...

Thomas Sowell November 1, 2011