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HomeThomas Sowell: Freedom and Democracy Can Not Be Taken for Granted
Posted by Larry Doyle on March 1st, 2011 9:14 PM |
America needs more men like Thomas Sowell.
A regular reader of Sense on Cents brought Thomas Sowell to my attention a few months back. Sowell was born in North Carolina and moved to Harlem at the age of nine. His personal story is beyond inspirational. I recommend it to anybody looking for evidence of how to succeed in the face of real odds.
America should embrace and elevate Thomas Sowell and his work. I am happy to do just that today. Sowell knows a thing or two about real freedom and democracy. Are we to merely assume because some in the Middle East may want freedom, that freedom will be theirs? We should not be so naive. (more…)
ARS ‘Penalty Does Not Fit the Crime’ or Why I Am Becoming a Libertarian
Posted by Larry Doyle on February 9th, 2011 7:38 AM |
Why is it that so many people in our nation do not trust our government, our media, and our banking system?
In my opinion, America continues to look and search for people and programs that truly represent their interests. In the course of a conversation yesterday with a former colleague, he spoke cogently as to why he is moving toward being a libertarian and why he believes so many others are as well. I found myself agreeing with him on so many fronts. (more…)
Walter Williams: “Politicians Exploit Economic Illiteracy”
Posted by Larry Doyle on January 22nd, 2011 8:14 AM |
Walter Williams
Prior to reading the Weekend Interview in this morning’s Wall Street Journal, I had never heard of Walter Williams. After reading this interview, I will be looking for more of Williams’ work. What really struck me this morning about the George Mason University economist? He badly wants the truth and he embodies the best of ‘sense on cents’ in pursuing it. How so? Do you have any doubts that Williams nails the truth after reading:
Over the decades, Mr. Williams’s writings have sought to highlight “the moral superiority of individual liberty and free markets,” as he puts it. “I try to write so that economics is understandable to the ordinary person without an economics background.” His motivation? “I think it’s important for people to understand the ideas of scarcity and decision-making in everyday life so that they won’t be ripped off by politicians,” he says. “Politicians exploit economic illiteracy.”
Amen!! (more…)
