It wasn't always easy getting to interview the great economist, but it was always worth it. Larry Elder is urging President Trump to give Sowell, 94, a Presidential Medal of Freedom. He deserves it.
*'I think I'm stoically braced for whatever disaster they create'*
I love Thomas Sowell. My first time listening to him in an interview felt a bit like the first time I was medicated for ADHD. Like rinsing my brain in cool water. It is such a relief to hear the truth.
*'...so many things that look one way are in fact diametrically the opposite when you take a closer look at them -- and especially if you look at them systematically instead of just in terms of what rhetoric sets off your emotions, which is what seems to be going on in both parties these days'*
I just stumbled upon your blog when I did a Google search for a John Taylor gotto t-shirt. You never know.
I've just skimmed some of your articles. Really enjoyable and fascinating topics. Reading this Thomas Sowell article feels like going back in time and watching someone predict the future.
I keep coming across answers that make me laugh out loud. He's so creatively to the point. Brilliant, brilliant man. Thank you for this work and the work over the last several decades.
Q: You say in the book that it's important to have a sense of humor when you're trying to learn about economic policies. What do you mean by that?
A: Well, so many of the policies are so badly mistaken. They not only don't solve the problem, they usually make the problem far worse than to begin with. So you can get quite angry just studying economic policies, even more so than economic theory. 🤣
Q: Do you have any wisdom to share with us about what the politicians should or shouldn’t be doing about our current economic troubles?
A: Well, they’re two fundamentally different questions. The first is, "Is there something that the government could do that might make things better?" The second is, "Is there anything the government is likely to do that will make things better?" The second question is much easier to answer: The answer is “No.” 🤣🤣
Garrett -- Thanks and you're welcome. I had a lot of fun in journalism and was lucky to meet a lot of great and/or smart and interesting people -- Gatto, Sowell, Hitchens, Buckley, LaSorda..... The list is long and kind of scary when I look back on it.
*'I think I'm stoically braced for whatever disaster they create'*
I love Thomas Sowell. My first time listening to him in an interview felt a bit like the first time I was medicated for ADHD. Like rinsing my brain in cool water. It is such a relief to hear the truth.
*'...so many things that look one way are in fact diametrically the opposite when you take a closer look at them -- and especially if you look at them systematically instead of just in terms of what rhetoric sets off your emotions, which is what seems to be going on in both parties these days'*
Every time I read anything about Sowell he just makes sense. Whatever the question, he penetrates.
I just stumbled upon your blog when I did a Google search for a John Taylor gotto t-shirt. You never know.
I've just skimmed some of your articles. Really enjoyable and fascinating topics. Reading this Thomas Sowell article feels like going back in time and watching someone predict the future.
I keep coming across answers that make me laugh out loud. He's so creatively to the point. Brilliant, brilliant man. Thank you for this work and the work over the last several decades.
Q: You say in the book that it's important to have a sense of humor when you're trying to learn about economic policies. What do you mean by that?
A: Well, so many of the policies are so badly mistaken. They not only don't solve the problem, they usually make the problem far worse than to begin with. So you can get quite angry just studying economic policies, even more so than economic theory. 🤣
Q: Do you have any wisdom to share with us about what the politicians should or shouldn’t be doing about our current economic troubles?
A: Well, they’re two fundamentally different questions. The first is, "Is there something that the government could do that might make things better?" The second is, "Is there anything the government is likely to do that will make things better?" The second question is much easier to answer: The answer is “No.” 🤣🤣
Garrett -- Thanks and you're welcome. I had a lot of fun in journalism and was lucky to meet a lot of great and/or smart and interesting people -- Gatto, Sowell, Hitchens, Buckley, LaSorda..... The list is long and kind of scary when I look back on it.