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Do Banks Discriminate Against White People?

I’m reading this new book by economist Thomas Sowell — The Housing Boom and Bust. For more than a decade, US newspapers have editorialized that banks are more conservative than they should be about lending money to blacks. The current … Continue reading

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Why The Housing Boom Went Bust

I’m reading this new book by economist Thomas Sowell — The Housing Boom and Bust. He writes that "the idea that lenders would be offended by receiving monthly mortgage payment checks in the mail from blacks should at least give … Continue reading

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Why Does Real Estate Cost So Much In Coastal California?

I’m reading this new book by economist Thomas Sowell — The Housing Boom and Bust. From 2000 to 2005, the average home price in the United States increased by one-third. Millions of Americans began using their homes as ATMs, getting … Continue reading

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The Housing Boom

Check out the book on Amazon.com. Economist Thomas Sowell appeared on Dennis Prager’s radio show May 27: Tom: If the results weren’t so serious, all this would make a great Gilbert & Sullivan musical, with all the mutually contradictory statements … Continue reading

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