Controversial Essays

Name: Controversial Essays
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Thomas Sowell
ISBN: 9781666197624

Author: Thomas Sowell

Narrator: Leon Nixon

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/04/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Political Science, Political Economy, Public Policy

Synopsis

One of conservatism's most articulate voices dissects today's most important economic, racial, political, education, legal, and social issues, sharing his entertaining and thought-provoking insights on a wide range of contentious subjects.

About Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst, and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, at Stanford University. He has been published in both academic journals and such popular media as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fortune and writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew

A compilation of newspaper columns written by Dr. Sowell in the 1980s and 1990s; brilliant snapshots of how bad things happen when people fail to use common sense.......more

Goodreads review by Abdullah

The writing style is crisp and refreshingly straightforward. As a reader more to the left, I found a surprising number of convincing points and solid arguments made in between the ones that are problematic and dated. The short random chapter of random reflections at the end was highly entertaining.......more

Goodreads review by Jared

My first from his works, this collection of essays demonstrates his keen mind and ability to unveil ideological hypocrisies, fallacies and nonsensical arguments. It also taught me the art of concise, thoughtful and witty written arguments. More, please? :)......more