Author Topic: Thomas Sowell talks about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies  (Read 117 times)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0MaY33LJZ0

Thomas Sowell has my undying respect as a truthseeker, economist, and social commentator. Anybody who reads his books or listens to an interview with him is guaranteed to be smarter for it.

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Re: Thomas Sowell talks about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2010, 10:58:52 PM »
I've always enjoyed Sowell's columns.  He also wrote two interesting books inspired by his son.  The first one was "Late Talking Children".  It's was about children like his son who appeared autistic, but often ended up doing well and going on to college in areas like computer programming, engineering, science and the like.

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Re: Thomas Sowell talks about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2010, 11:13:29 PM »
My favorite book of his to date is "The Vision of the Annointed". "Economic Facts and Fallacies" is next on the "get" list.
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Re: Thomas Sowell talks about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2010, 12:23:45 AM »
I only recently discovered Sowell, and I really like him.  Thanks for posting the video.

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Re: Thomas Sowell talks about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2010, 01:37:50 AM »
No problem Mike. There are a bunch of videos of him by the Hoover Institute on youtube.
"The difference between a pessimist and an optimist is that the pessimist usually has more information"

"Where law ends tyranny begins. Where law begins, tyranny becomes legal"

"Truth is hate to those that hate truth".