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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

So all these thingsthat we complain about and attributeto the era of slavery, those things...

So all these things
that we complain about and attribute
to the era of slavery, those things should have
been worse in the past than in the present,
but in fact, they're worse in the present
than in the past

Full Transcript

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So all these things that we complain about
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and attribute to the era of slavery,
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those things should have been worse in the past
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than in the present, but in fact,
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they're worse in the present than in the past.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:16
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Free To Choose Enterprise

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Movie Summary

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.
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,
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[ 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,
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[ 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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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
When Hoover offered him the opportunity - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:13
When Hoover offered him the opportunity
How would you describe Tom to someone - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
How would you describe Tom to someone
And by that, I mean Tom looks at evidence - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:12
And by that, I mean Tom looks at evidence
And then he offers a prognosis, and he's not interested as much, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:14
And then he offers a prognosis, and he's not interested...
You point out that depending on - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:09
You point out that depending on
Yes, that if you look at the Chinese - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:13
Yes, that if you look at the Chinese