Category Archives: Thomas Sowell

Tom Sowell’s Farewell Column

An excerpt: With all the advances of blacks over the years, nothing so brought home to me the social degeneration in black ghettos like a visit to a Harlem high school some years ago. When I looked out the window … Continue reading

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Economist Thomas Sowell Publishes New New Book – Economic Facts and Fallacies: Second Edition

Here’s the new book on Amazon.com. Dr. Tom Sowell was on Dennis Prager’s radio show today. Dennis: “Are we headed towards Greece [style bankruptcy]?” Tom: “Yes.” “The debt ceiling has not limited debt. It provides political cover for presidents to … Continue reading

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The Housing Boom and Bust: Revised Edition by Thomas Sowell

Get the book here. People charged higher interest rates than average also have higher rates of payments, defaults and foreclosures. The market has accurately assessed the risks. (Pg. 6) From Pg. 16-17: While housing payments often made up more than … Continue reading

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Thomas Sowell On Dennis Prager’s Radio Show Today

Dennis Prager: “What role did Wall Street play in producing the current recession?” Sowell: “They played the role of suckers who bought mortgages that weren’t worth what they paid for them. “A system had been set up whereby the government … Continue reading

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What Caused Our Recession?

On Dennis Prager’s radio show today, economist Tom Sowell said: “What got us into this was that mortgages started to default and there was a whole domino effect going through the whole financial system because people had bought these mortgage-backed … Continue reading

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