Controversial Essays


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One of conservatism's most articulate voices dissects today's most important economic, racial, political, education, legal, and social issues, sharing his entertaining and thought-provoking insights on a wide range of contentious subjects. --"This book contains an abundance of wisdom on a large number of economic issues." --Mises Review




Controversial Essays


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Annotation Thomas Sowell, one of conservatism's most articulate voices, dissects today's most important economic, racial, political, educational, legal, and social issues, sharing his entertaining and thought-provoking insights on a wide range of contentious subjects. "This book contains an abundance of wisdom on a large number of economic issues."




Ever Wonder Why?


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Thomas Sowell takes aim at a range of legal, social, racial, educational, and economic issues in this latest collection of his controversial, never boring, always thought-provoking essays. From "gun control myths" to "mealy mouth media" to "free lunch medicine," Sowell gets to the heart of the matters we all care about with his characteristically unsparing candor.




Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism


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In this selected collection of his syndicated newspaper columns, Walter Williams offers his sometimes controversial views on education, health, the environment, government, law and society, race, and a range of other topics. Although many of these essays focus on the growth of government and our loss of liberty, many others demonstrate how the tools of freemarket economics can be used to improve our lives in ways ordinary people can understand.




Barbarians Inside the Gates--and Other Controversial Essays


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In this latest collection of his always provocative essays, Thomas Sowell once again demonstrates why he is one of the most thoughtful, readable, and controversial thinkers of our time. With his usual unrelenting candor, Sowell cuts through the stereotypes, popular mythology, and "mush" surrounding the critical issues facing our nation today.




Compassion Versus Guilt, and Other Essays


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Collection of columnist Thomas Sowell's controversial columns about issues ranging from homelessness, foreign policy, AIDS, environmentalism, education, law, race and nostalgia.




Reflection & Controversy


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This volume chronicles the social and political evolution of social work from 1989 to 1993. The essays reflect the events of the time, while providing insights into human nature and the ways in which the social worker can help with improvements.




Dismantling America


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Sowell delivers a broad-based and withering critique of America's current trajectory, in this collection of essays.







The Vivisection Controversy


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