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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

Professor Sowell has beena leader in supporting all forms of school choice,and I very...

Professor Sowell has been
a leader in supporting all forms of school choice,
and I very fundamentally agree that we need
more choices, not fewer

Full Transcript

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Professor Sowell has been a leader in supporting
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all forms of school choice, and I very fundamentally agree
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that we need more choices, not fewer.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:55
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.
I think we particularly need that - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
I think we particularly need that
Back in 1978, when there was a push - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
Back in 1978, when there was a push
In their words, "The least educated, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:12
In their words, "The least educated,
I grew up in Harlem, and the schools there - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
I grew up in Harlem, and the schools there
And so you have generations of kids - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
And so you have generations of kids
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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,