by the Left Coast Rebel
I haven't mentioned it in some time but Thomas Sowell is one of my heroes in today's America and hyphenated politik. I used to religously read his column, even years ago and would put him at the top over at Capitalism Magazine. His recent column, titled above: Dismantling America is at the top of anything that I have read from him. From the column -
Just one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected government official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but simply one of the many "czars" appointed by the President, could arbitrarily cut the pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 percent?Needless to say, Sowell is correct. Who would have thought that our country would be on the course that it is, even a year ago? Who would have dreamt that we would be in the midst of the dismantling of our system, our freedoms, our traditions? Who among us, even a year ago would have thought it possible? As I have said many time though there is hope, Sowell -Did you think that another "czar" would be talking about restricting talk radio? That there would be plans afloat to subsidize newspapers-- that is, to create a situation where some newspapers' survival would depend on the government liking what they publish?
Did you imagine that anyone would even be talking about having a panel of so-called "experts" deciding who could and could not get life-saving medical treatments?
Precisely.....How far the President will go depends of course on how much resistance he meets. But the direction in which he is trying to go tells us more than all his rhetoric or media spin.
Via Memeorandum
Thomas Sowell is my hero. He got me into following politics almost 20 years ago when I read Inside American Education. He's an American treasure. He's one of the few people in print I honestly wish I knew personally. I'm jealous of those who do.
ReplyDelete@ Chuck - I couldn't agree more, he is a national treasure and a true hero of thought...
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed troubling when ostensibly intelligent and well-educated people, like Thomas Sowell, from all appearances, do not seem to research the subjects of which they discuss or write. Is it that they don’t know how to read or don’t understand what they read? Of course, they know how to read and they do understand, and to say they don’t is ridiculous. They, in their writing and conversation, will read into, imply, obfuscate, mislead, misinform, or deviously use hot-button language that incites their audience because they want vulnerable Americans to get on the same page as they regarding the issues.
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