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Analysis and Commentary

Dunbar High School After 100 Years

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

One hundred years ago, on October 2, 1916, a new public high school building for black youngsters was opened in Washington, D.C. and named for black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. Its history is a story inspiring in many ways and appalling in many other ways.

In the News

As Trump Offends, Asian Americans Turn To Democratic Party

quoting Lanhee J. Chenvia Seattle Times
Saturday, October 1, 2016

Asian Americans are identifying as Democrats at a quicker pace than any other racial group, and many Republicans worry this election will accelerate that trend.

In the News

Transgender Rights Can Be Vindicated Without Constitution-Bending

quoting Richard A. Epsteinvia Cato Institute
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

The debate over transgender rights has risen in prominence in recent years, with the fight over access to public restrooms and locker rooms receiving particularly heavy public attention.

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'Favors' To Blacks

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Back in the 1960s, as large numbers of black students were entering a certain Ivy League university for the first time, someone asked a chemistry professor — off the record — what his response to them was. He said, "I give them all A's and B's. To hell with them."

Interviews

Thomas Sowell: Economic Disparities In America Is Not Due To Racism

interview with Thomas Sowellvia Garrison (WIBC)
Friday, September 23, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Thomas Sowell discusses causation vs. blame, which he wrote about in his new book, Wealth, Poverty and Politics.

Will The Riots In Charlotte Help Elect Donald Trump?

by Jeremy Carl
Thursday, September 22, 2016

With every wave of anti-police violence and rioting, the chance of a backlash from fed-up voters grows.

Interviews

Thomas Sowell: Economic Disparities In America

interview with Thomas Sowellvia Garrison (WIBC)
Friday, September 16, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Thomas Sowell discusses economic differences and disparities in various countries and ethnic groups.

In the News

Economist Thomas Sowell: BLM Is Wrong. This Is How You Fix Problems In The Black Community

quoting Thomas Sowellvia Daily Caller (DC)
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Thomas Sowell argues that school choice is the single key factor to reversing the problems plaguing the black community in his syndicated column Tuesday.

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Racial Issues

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Ordinarily, it is not a good idea to base how you vote on just one issue. But if black lives really matter, as they should matter like all other lives, then it is hard to see any racial issue that matters as much as education.

Analysis and Commentary

The Virtue-Mongers

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

In medieval times, privileged sinners found absolution for their guilt through more formal contractual penance. Churchmen consulted books of penitentials that prescribed precise medicinal doses — donations, pilgrimages, fasting, and a host of other sacrificial acts — to offset particular sins to get them right again with God. The key was to find a way to keep enjoying sinning and still get to heaven on the cheap.

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