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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

It just goes to showfrom a generational standpoint how he's been able to...

It just goes to show
from a generational standpoint how he's been able to influence
somebody, you know, like me

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It just goes to show from a generational standpoint
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how he's been able to influence somebody, you know, like me.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:34
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Free To Choose Enterprise

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Traces Thomas Sowell's journey from humble beginnings to the Hoover Institution, becoming one of our era's most controversial economists, political philosophers, and prolific authors.
People are probably tired of hearing me talk about it - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
People are probably tired of hearing me talk about it
What happened?" - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
What happened?"
Most people have not recognized the fact - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
Most people have not recognized the fact
...you find that married couple families - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
...you find that married couple families
As late as 1930, blacks had lower - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
As late as 1930, blacks had lower
So all these things that we complain about - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:11
So all these things that we complain about
And I think if you want to look for a turning point, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
And I think if you want to look for a turning point,
[ Indistinct conversations ] - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
[ Indistinct conversations ]
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Those types are welfarism and how they have affected - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:09
Those types are welfarism and how they have affected
It's a hard pill to swallow. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
It's a hard pill to swallow.
Just how welfarism does incentivize people to fail. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
Just how welfarism does incentivize people to fail.
It's the state saying that, so as long as you fail, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
It's the state saying that, so as long as you fail,
You'll get this money, we'll take care of you, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
You'll get this money, we'll take care of you,
But the minute you get above this line, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
But the minute you get above this line,
[ Children shouting playfully ] - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:23
[ Children shouting playfully ]
Upon accepting the offer, his teaching days were over. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
Upon accepting the offer, his teaching days were over.
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[ music ]
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[ music ]
I don't think I ever like standing in front of people - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
I don't think I ever like standing in front of people