Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
It’s not only that our culture is more emotional and violent; it’s that those behaviors are now considered virtuous. America’s news is filled with stories of rage-driven violence. Just the other day, there was a tragic story about a father of six killed in a road rage incident. It didn’t
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Welcome, all, on this date of 26 Oct. On this day: 1774 — The First Continental Congress adjourned on this date, subject to the agreement that the participants would reconvene if Britain did not reconsider its militant policies towards the North American colonies, and in particular its imposition of the
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While the U.S. Park Service grossly overstresses slavery in their presentation of our national history at Fort Sumter, S.C., Thomas Sowell issues a dire warning about the progressive effort to balkanize America and rule over the ruins. Several weeks ago, I wrote a long post about the 1619 Project and
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With blacks turning to Trump, the BLM movement may be meant, not just to terrorize Americans, but to send a clear warning message to blacks. A decade ago, Thomas Sowell wrote, in How Republicans Can Win The Black Vote: . . . One of the things that is long overdue
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Dr. Sowell recently observed that the term “systemic racism” is meaningless and that we are rapidly approaching a point of no return, much like ancient Rome. Below is was the entirety of Mark Levin’s July 12 interview of Thomas Sowell. In the first several minutes, Levin asks Dr. Sowell about
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Battle of New Orleans, Democrat Party, War on Poverty, Alfred the Great, Handel, the ’45, Washington 1st SOTU, Crazy Horse, Woodrow Wilson, and more. Major Events on January 8 1815 – War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans: British interference with American merchant ships during the Napoleonic Wars led to
Continue readingA look at some of the history and holidays on November 27 Holidays & Observances on November 27 Feast of Vergilius of Salzburg, an 8th century Irish missionary and astronomer. In 745, he left Ireland for the Holy Land, but made it no further than France where he became a
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“White Supremacy” is a progressive canard to keep the race card viable in the absence of actual racism. It paints all whites as inherently racist and promotes the worst of tribalism as a progressive political tool. The New York Times’ 1619 Project seeks to “reframe” American history to mark the
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Like it or not, we are living through cataclysmic change. These three videos highlight that — and I’ve added a few thoughts about slavery of body and mind. Three videos will make you think about the seas changes happening before us. The first sees Thomas Sowell talk briefly about the
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Bill Whittle explains as only he can why Progressives are hating on Kanye and I offer some fact-based reasons why more blacks should follow Kanye’s lead. Bill Whittle is out with a new video looking at the terrible thought crime Hip-Hop star Kanye West committed against the Democrat establishment. As
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Thomas Sowell telling said that facts — real world, life facts — ended his Marxist phase. I’ve compiled a list of life facts that made me conservative. Dave Rubin interviewed Thomas Sowell, who has a new book out called Discrimination and Disparities. I will get myself a copy as soon
Continue readingYes, it’s that time again — when I go through my Progressive friends’ Facebook posts, culling the most stupid or irritating posters. Before I do that, though, I want to quote John Hinderaker, who was overwhelmed by the mean-spirited, illogical banality of a Leftist’s tweet. Before getting to the tweet,
Continue readingIt occurred to me that Sowell is somewhat Victorian in his ability to come up with pithy summations of large ideas. In a pre-typewriter age, brevity was virtuous. These are some of his thoughts for today, but I urge you to click on the link and read them all: President
Continue readingHave I mentioned how much I love Thomas Sowell? He has a towering intellect that’s coupled with the ability to think and write with a rare clarity. When Thomas Sowell addresses gun control, it’s worth dropping everything else to read his analysis.
Continue reading“Who’s Thomas Sowell?” my daughter asked. “He’s a genius,” I replied. “Why?” “Because he has the rare gift of simplifying very complex ideas without dumbing them down.” See for yourself: After listening to Sowell, my blog’s motto seems appropriate: “Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and
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