Thomas sowell

The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.'

The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.

Being willing to donate the taxpayers' money is not the same as being willing to put your own money where your mouth is.

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.

The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.

Like a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don't run on a clock like football. No previous generation was so hopelessly unrealistic that this had to be explained to them.

Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?

The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on for an ever-expanding welfare state.

Helping those who have been struck by unforeseeable misfortunes is fundamentally different from making dependency a way of life.

Do countries with strong gun control laws have lower murder rates? Only if you cherry-pick the data.