Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.

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Thomas Sowell ( SOHL; born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, economic historian, social philosopher and political commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he is a well-known voice in the American conservative movement...

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