Thomas Sowell and Conflict of Visions–Videos

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While Thomas Sowell has written many books, two that I would recommend to any reader are A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles (1987) and The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy (1995).

The videos below discuss the book–A Conflict of Visions:

Letters to a Captive Nation – #2 – Thomas Sowell

Letters to a Captive Nation – #3 – Thomas Sowell

Letters to a Captive Nation – #4 – Thomas Sowell

Letters to a Captive Nation

A Conflict of Visions are exemplified by the 2008 elections for President of the United States:

Unconstrained Obama vs. Constrained McCain: A Conflict of Visions

Thomas Sowell

“…Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930), is an American economist, social commentator, and author of dozens of books. He often writes from an economically laissez-faire perspective. He is currently a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. In 1990, he won the Francis Boyer Award, presented by the American Enterprise Institute. In 2002 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal for prolific scholarship melding history, economics, and political science. …”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sowell

Biography: Thomas Sowell

“…Sowell’s intent not to be swayed by voices of dissent among other African American leaders may be illustrated by one of his favorite quotations, as listed on his own home page and attributed to David Ricardo: “I wish that I may never think the smiles of the great and powerful a sufficient inducement to turn aside from the straight path of honesty and the convictions of my own mind.” …”