thomas sowell

October 2019

“What Can Compare to Slavery, Right?”

October 6th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

"What Can Compare to Slavery, Right?" Inequality Part 2 I have argued that inequality is the natural state of human affairs and that people may want to combat it. I have also argued that combating inequality should be done in ways that do not infringe on the freedom and agency of others. I specifica [...]

September 2019

JTOL0099 The Completely Unimportant, Little-known List of Misconceptions About Wealth Inequality, the Wealth Gap, (and Discrimination)

September 25th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Just the tip... of the non-existent iceberg. Some not so important things about some of the biggest debates in our times. There are some seriously great research links below, also. How data on income inequality and the wealth gap often misses key components to the argument at hand. How data tells a [...]

May 2018

JTOL0055 Thomas Sowell – Discrimination and Disparities

May 16th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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January 2018

JTOL0019 A Fascinating Read of Thomas Sowell Intellectuals and Society

January 28th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Thinking of purchasing the book? http://amzn.to/2fVed2Z 00:00 Intro (bla bla bla) 00:44 Lefties are Idiots. And Righties are Mean 02:15 A strategic alliance 02:46 What do those who study the social sciences and humanities have in common? 03:08 Specialised knowledge vs. distributed knowledge 04:46 Ph [...]

JTOL0012 I Can’t Succeed Because I’m a Minority and Other Lies

January 26th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

00:11 Intro/Why I think persons should be skeptical when hearing about inequality and the conclusions drawn from the information. 01:41 First Point. How data on income inequality often misses key components to the argument at hand. 02:25 How data tells a different story depending on how much groups [...]

JTOL0011 Life isn’t fair Excuse You (or Thoughts on Inequality Part 1)

January 26th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I will annotate as soon as I am able to! Wanted to get this out. 00:00 Hi 🙂 00:28 The fundamental existence of inequality in the world. 02:20 When is it no longer easy to accept inequality for many people? 03:14 Why does it work so well to ask others if they don’t care about poor people? 04: [...]

JTOL0009 Thomas Sowell Black Rednecks and White Liberals

January 26th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Thinking of purchasing the book? http://amzn.to/2ifwYil 00:10 Intro 01:43 Why I liked the book 02:55 What I got from the book regarding his main argument on the origins of Black culture in the US. 04:26 Anecdotal tangent 05:21 How historically relations between blacks and whites in the US shifted ba [...]