Topic: Another Sowell Interview

[Weisshaupt]

Thomas Sowell on the second edition of Intellectuals and Society

[charlesoakwood]

::swoon::

"Ideological....differences based on based on belief about facts, causation, human nature and the character and distribution of knowledge, are ultimately questions about
different perceptions of the real world, leading to hypotheses which can be tested empirically."

"Intellectuals have -- on issues ranging across the spectrum from housing policies to laws governing organ transplants -- sought to have decision-making discretion taken from those directly involved, who have personal knowledge and a personal stake, and transferred to third parties who have neither, and who pay no price for being wrong."

"... intellectuals in the since in which I define it as people who earn their living by producing a final product which is simply ideas."

[Weisshaupt]

Thomas Sowell may not be God, but I am pretty sure he has is phone number.
The man is never wrong.

[Libertas]

Thomas Sowell may not be God, but I am pretty sure he has is phone number.
The man is never wrong.

Praise doesn't come any higher than that!

Thomas is blessed with a well-tuned high-performance mind!   

[BMG]

TSowell is da man! I've always enjoyed his articles. 

[AlanS]

I agree with ALL of the above! I've been a fan since I first found his column in the local wipe a few years ago.

[EW1(SG)]

Thomas Sowell may not be God, but I am pretty sure he G-d has [h]is phone number.
The man is never wrong.

FTFY.