Sometimes the slim volumes are the most deadly. Such is the case with Thomas Sowell’s Discrimination and Disparities, which in fewer than 200 pages lays bare the grave faults and assumptions of people on both sides of the political divide about outcomes for racial groups.

Hoover Institution fellow Thomas Sowell discusses his latest book, Discrimination and Disparities, which promises to help correct long-held myths that are still prominent in American discourse.

How, when, and why has the United States now arrived at the brink of a veritable civil war?

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