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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

Charter schoolsare public, tuition-free schools that are open to all students, and able...

[ music ] Charter schools
are public, tuition-free schools that are open to all students, and able to operate
independently from the traditional
school district

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Charter schools are public, tuition-free schools
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that are open to all students,
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and able to operate independently
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from the traditional school district.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:47
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.
They are given the autonomy - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
They are given the autonomy
But they must also meet academic standards - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
But they must also meet academic standards
Unlike traditional public schools, however, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
Unlike traditional public schools, however,
With respect to education, Tom would say - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:17
With respect to education, Tom would say
And if those things are not done, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:09
And if those things are not done,
And that is precisely what we see. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
And that is precisely what we see.
For decades, Sowell has been a strong supporter of charters - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:09
For decades, Sowell has been a strong supporter of charters
There are, as you've said, many blacks today - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
There are, as you've said, many blacks today
I would allow their parents - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:18
I would allow their parents
It is hard for me to understand what harm is going to be done - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:12
It is hard for me to understand what harm is going to be don...
"The things that they thought were going to help, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
"The things that they thought were going to help,
And in many cases made things much worse." - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
And in many cases made things much worse."
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He's reluctant to give interviews, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:09
He's reluctant to give interviews,
But a colleague of mine took the time to get Tom - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
But a colleague of mine took the time to get Tom
I'm Dave Rubin. I'm the host of "The Rubin Report." - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
I'm Dave Rubin. I'm the host of "The Rubin Re...
I do a long-form interview show. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
I do a long-form interview show.
And we tried for about three or four years to hunt him down. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
And we tried for about three or four years to hunt him down.
One of the things that I found out that was - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
One of the things that I found out that was
Most people will find this hard to believe, but it is true. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
Most people will find this hard to believe, but it is true.