"I can't think of a single group anywhere in the world that has risen from poverty to affluence THROUGH POLITICS" - This man is such a treasure! thank you for posting this.
@@joemarshall4226 They worked extremely hard to get economic wealth and organized well. That gave them power and then labor unions respected them. Political power came after economic power.
@@dr.woozie7500Dr Sowell said that the Irish were the one group that has been very successful without entrepreneurship. They work hard and they organized well, you are right. Very successful in union jobs. cops, firemen, teachers, military, etc.
@@joemarshall4226But regardless of whatever you're talking about, 100% of the time government is parasitic to the citizens and it never creates wealth. Anything the government does is take, and many actions they do to appear virtuous but really they're finding sneaky ways to take more
Because the government can’t operate without a crisis, and regardless of the beautiful solutions they come up with and implement and the horrible results that they usually cause, they still choose to ignore the possibility that the policies put in place aren’t working, and continue to presume they need more funding, more tweaking, which just leads to more government overhead, more spending, and a bigger and more invasive government on the individual. If we were to stop looking at things that have mostly been improving for decades as if they’re crisis, then big government would cease to expand, and begin to recede.
Straight talk! Gotta love Sowell and his brutally objective sincerity and honesty. I’m completely blown away and amazed by the ease, the humility, and the equity through which he dispels many of the boogie men of social injustices, the bells and whistles and the smoke and mirrors of victimization and self-victimization and brings such clarity and simplicity to an issue through the aid of the truth of facts without oversimplifying matters. Both initially and ultimately, it seems that it simply comes down to not getting out of a thing more than you put into it. In spite of all odds you reap what you sow, from what I gather. It's been said many times before but I’ll risk being ridiculed and say it again, Thomas Sowell is an American treasure! We need more Thomas Sowell’s.
Black muscles r white man strength , the way black man have been subject of subjugation , inheriting poor family institution only white but by other immigrants ,they can't forget their dark history which make them depressed, don't forget black malnourished still bring more golden medals to America,does that mean they more healthy
I'm black and I went to ask people like me about Thomas Sowell and I was surprised to see that they considered Thomas Sowell as a sellout Wow!!! I however STRONGLY DISAGREE
@@mandoarevee7578 i'm hispanic and that is true .. ive known people who will have another kid just to keep the welfare checks and food stamps coming. 🤦🏽♀️
Mr. Sowell is STILL amazing even in his early 90’s! What a natural treasure…….let the data guide your decisions, not the other way around. I will never get tired of listening to his videos,
No he’s not. His argument about affirmative action is flawed. He fails to mention that before affirmative action no black people were being hired, not even the over qualified. The fact that poor blacks are still not being hired post affirmative action has more to do with white supremacy than it does affirmative action.
NPC #34781263 What the hell is that supposed to mean? Why don’t you just come out and say what you mean to say instead of hiding behind some silly retort.
I just got one with his quote “Intellect is not Wisdom” and I love it. I hope more people start listening to Sowell because his no nonsense takes are insightful and refreshing, especially in this day and age where empiricism is often dismissed.
Always love Sowell, however I forgot how good of an interviewer Tony Brown was. I used to love his show. His always had a great variety of views represented. Now all of the black "news" or opinion shows are hosted by high-profile court-jesters (comedians) who pride themselves on their ignorance and vulgarity.
What a great man: intellectually honest human ( love how he has kept his ' brornx ' accent ) cheeky, dry sense of humour no chip on shoulder, no ' racism ' bullshit coins the phrase ' Group Hostility ' to replace the vacuous ' racism ' ' There are no soloutions: just trade orrfs '
@7:35 that statement and response and laughter. If all of Americans could be that light hearted, we would all be much further in our journey to a utopian society.
In this 1984 episode of Tony Brown's Journal, host and executive producer Tony Brown interviews author Dr. Thomas Sowell, who talks about his book "Economics and Politics of Race".👍
Sowell’s simply great! Back again! How reinvigorating, comforting, and refreshing it is from time to time to return to sanity and, in a word, good ‘ole plain common sense after being heavily bombarded on almost every side and swamped in by the sheer and uncompromising insanity to be found in media and the world at large.
It's much more complex than most people are aware of, there are many different variables, just fascinating to think about. 24:55, don't expect the political system transform you culture into what you desire, that's your responsibility.
TS is the example of the result of hardwork and of being an overachiever. Wish he had been elected president even never had being on any ballot. The man the country needs!
Can you upload the full episode of Austin City Limits from Season 9 on PBS in 1984? This episode features an hour-long performance by Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band.👍
After reading Dr. Thomas Sowell's books I had to look in the mirror and take responsibility. I failed because I didn't care & smoked weed. Nobody's fault but mine.
I’m an adopted and in my late in life I come to understanding that just how many immigrants work in the workforce, astonishing rates of none speaking workers exist.
The first 10 minutes of this interview bunch of points I don't agree with. I agree partially culture is important in cultivating better economic behaviors to elevate but to compare recent immigrants who came to this country without the same legacies that native black people have been here generationally who has been enslaved, Jim crow, excluded out of economic opportunities for loans or capital to invest to then use that proper comparison for recent immigrants who came to this country Secondly the affirmative action has been largely beneficial to white women and people of color not black people. I'll watch the rest later but some of his talking points I don't agree
Slavery ended in 1865. Blacks who are here are not enslaved. Moreover, as he indicated then (and similarly in more recent book publications-see T. Sowell, W. Williams, J. Riley and others) blacks who remain in school and pursue the pattern of work that other groups have enjoy the same success and so too black immigrants. However, those blacks (sometimes through no fault of their own) who are trapped in cycles of welfare/broken families/rotten public schools have fallen further and further behind. The devil is not racism, it is bad government policies that encourage dependencies. There is no "system" of racism. Sure there are individuals like this. But they are morons and people need to simply go around them. Just as Jews, Chinese, Japanese, Irish and innumerable others have overcome these pockets of idiots and barriers so too blacks have and can!
"I can't think of a single group anywhere in the world that has risen from poverty to affluence THROUGH POLITICS" - This man is such a treasure! thank you for posting this.
Except the Irish.....in America
@@joemarshall4226 They worked extremely hard to get economic wealth and organized well. That gave them power and then labor unions respected them. Political power came after economic power.
@@dr.woozie7500Dr Sowell said that the Irish were the one group that has been very successful without entrepreneurship. They work hard and they organized well, you are right. Very successful in union jobs. cops, firemen, teachers, military, etc.
@@joemarshall4226But regardless of whatever you're talking about, 100% of the time government is parasitic to the citizens and it never creates wealth. Anything the government does is take, and many actions they do to appear virtuous but really they're finding sneaky ways to take more
18:17 “I see no correlation between what I say and what the media reports.”
Things haven’t changed much!
This is as relevant today as it was then.
Because the government can’t operate without a crisis, and regardless of the beautiful solutions they come up with and implement and the horrible results that they usually cause, they still choose to ignore the possibility that the policies put in place aren’t working, and continue to presume they need more funding, more tweaking, which just leads to more government overhead, more spending, and a bigger and more invasive government on the individual. If we were to stop looking at things that have mostly been improving for decades as if they’re crisis, then big government would cease to expand, and begin to recede.
Agreed! The challenge is that TSowell and the astute interviewer simply could not have this conversation today…they’d be cancelled or de-platformed
Even more so today
Happy birthday TS . 92 years and ticking.
Straight talk! Gotta love Sowell and his brutally objective sincerity and honesty.
I’m completely blown away and amazed by the ease, the humility, and the equity through which he dispels many of the boogie men of social injustices, the bells and whistles and the smoke and mirrors of victimization and self-victimization and brings such clarity and simplicity to an issue through the aid of the truth of facts without oversimplifying matters.
Both initially and ultimately, it seems that it simply comes down to not getting out of a thing more than you put into it. In spite of all odds you reap what you sow, from what I gather.
It's been said many times before but I’ll risk being ridiculed and say it again, Thomas Sowell is an American treasure! We need more Thomas Sowell’s.
Black muscles r white man strength , the way black man have been subject of subjugation , inheriting poor family institution only white but by other immigrants ,they can't forget their dark history which make them depressed, don't forget black malnourished still bring more golden medals to America,does that mean they more healthy
I'm black and I went to ask people like me about Thomas Sowell and I was surprised to see that they considered Thomas Sowell as a sellout Wow!!! I however STRONGLY DISAGREE
Yea because he was against welfare and people being no skilled workers crying about minumum wage. Black people love being on government support
@@dacoldest3896 Same with a great percentage of Hispanics especially here in the Los Angeles area.
@@mandoarevee7578 i'm hispanic and that is true .. ive known people who will have another kid just to keep the welfare checks and food stamps coming. 🤦🏽♀️
Sad black's still want to blame somebody else brainwashed.
Always a pleasure to re-watch!
His institutional analysis is stunning.
Mr. Sowell is STILL amazing even in his early 90’s! What a natural treasure…….let the data guide your decisions, not the other way around. I will never get tired of listening to his videos,
Fantastic interview. Sowell is a legend.
jason starek, 18:25 - 18:50 do you believe that?
No he’s not. His argument about affirmative action is flawed. He fails to mention that before affirmative action no black people were being hired, not even the over qualified. The fact that poor blacks are still not being hired post affirmative action has more to do with white supremacy than it does affirmative action.
jason starek, I see that you failed to respond, I'll ask again... do you believe what he said at 18:25 - 18:50 about racial inferiority?
@@MsAppassionata LMAO YOU ARE MY LEADER I WILL FOLLOW YOU
NPC #34781263 What the hell is that supposed to mean? Why don’t you just come out and say what you mean to say instead of hiding behind some silly retort.
Brilliant
Jus as relevant now in 2021.
I'm going to start wearing Thomas Sowell T-Shirts .
Lol! I just ordered one
I already do 🤓🏆🫡
I just got one with his quote “Intellect is not Wisdom” and I love it. I hope more people start listening to Sowell because his no nonsense takes are insightful and refreshing, especially in this day and age where empiricism is often dismissed.
I always tell people I wished intellectuals had jerseys lol!
One of the greatest minds of all time!
Dr.Thomas Sowell should get the Nobel Peace Price.
Don't dirty his legacy with that
Absolutely Thomas Sowell is the best a socio economic genius Thomas Sowell the greatest! GOD BE WITH YOU Mr Sowell
Always love Sowell, however I forgot how good of an interviewer Tony Brown was. I used to love his show. His always had a great variety of views represented. Now all of the black "news" or opinion shows are hosted by high-profile court-jesters (comedians) who pride themselves on their ignorance and vulgarity.
There was always a wealth of knowledge to be gained by watching Tony Brown's show on Saturday mornings
I watched a Firing Line show from the 80’s with Sowell and it sounds like it was made last week.
What a great man:
intellectually honest
human ( love how he has kept his ' brornx '
accent )
cheeky, dry sense of humour
no chip on shoulder, no ' racism ' bullshit
coins the phrase ' Group Hostility ' to replace
the vacuous ' racism '
' There are no soloutions: just trade orrfs '
@7:35 that statement and response and laughter. If all of Americans could be that light hearted, we would all be much further in our journey to a utopian society.
true indeed
One day
Skills, work and savings, he said it all
This gentleman is the definitive poster child for the saying, “common sense is not that common”
I agree with the data
In this 1984 episode of Tony Brown's Journal, host and executive producer Tony Brown interviews author Dr. Thomas Sowell, who talks about his book "Economics and Politics of Race".👍
Nigerian is the same. If you can't make it in Nigeria, you can make it anywhere!
Even on youtube today, you cannot fink a better interview
I love the legend that is Thomas Sowell
Very interesting.
Sowell’s simply great!
Back again! How reinvigorating, comforting, and refreshing it is from time to time to return to sanity and, in a word, good ‘ole plain common sense after being heavily bombarded on almost every side and swamped in by the sheer and uncompromising insanity to be found in media and the world at large.
3:00 Clarke said this about the trinidad pan african trio
I love he deals with facts
It's much more complex than most people are aware of, there are many different variables, just fascinating to think about. 24:55, don't expect the political system transform you culture into what you desire, that's your responsibility.
Jordan Peterson mentioned this as the hierarchy of competence not power as most conveniently believe 21:06
TS is the example of the result of hardwork and of being an overachiever. Wish he had been elected president even never had being on any ballot. The man the country needs!
what's astonishing is the fact that the authority still does not choose to believe somebody like Thomas Sowell after all these years.
Can you upload the full episode of Austin City Limits from Season 9 on PBS in 1984? This episode features an hour-long performance by Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band.👍
13:39 Can’t say it any straighter
‘Every one is BORN INTO poverty. What does it take to move on from poverty AND excel?’
I wish he had done that debate with Arthur Jensen. I would have loved to see that.
9:00
Oof, that intro.
After reading Dr. Thomas Sowell's books I had to look in the mirror and take responsibility. I failed because I didn't care & smoked weed. Nobody's fault but mine.
i wonder what thomas would think of the rooney rule?
👍
What does he say at 7:42 about whites? Please!
I’m an adopted and in my late in life I come to understanding that just how many immigrants work in the workforce, astonishing rates of none speaking workers exist.
Gay men like me were overachievers
Working hard isn't overacheiving mate 😎. You just doing what you gotta do to live happily
Here the problem with this thinking non of these groups they was kepy out of the schools jobs homes like blacks .
Very flawed thesis. If hard work created wealth then the vast majority of Americans would be wealthy.
Hard work is not all. It's what you do with the money once you earn it.
Most Americans are wealthy. Look how many don't even work
I didn't even have to work hard to live comfortably. As the one above me said, decisions matter...not just hard work.
No it isn’t flawed … it’s just really inconvenient and emotionally disappointing because it removes others as the cause of failure
The vast majority of Americans ARE wealthy....compared to the rest of the world!
The first 10 minutes of this interview bunch of points I don't agree with.
I agree partially culture is important in cultivating better economic behaviors to elevate but to compare recent immigrants who came to this country without the same legacies that native black people have been here generationally who has been enslaved, Jim crow, excluded out of economic opportunities for loans or capital to invest to then use that proper comparison for recent immigrants who came to this country
Secondly the affirmative action has been largely beneficial to white women and people of color not black people.
I'll watch the rest later but some of his talking points I don't agree
You are speaking from emotion not fact
I peeped that. And you're right white women benefited. Black people didn't benefit for slavery like every other group that came over.
@Paul Bolger I'm not a Black woman so LOL?
Please provide the EVIDENCE as Sowell does in his book.
Slavery ended in 1865. Blacks who are here are not enslaved. Moreover, as he indicated then (and similarly in more recent book publications-see T. Sowell, W. Williams, J. Riley and others) blacks who remain in school and pursue the pattern of work that other groups have enjoy the same success and so too black immigrants. However, those blacks (sometimes through no fault of their own) who are trapped in cycles of welfare/broken families/rotten public schools have fallen further and further behind. The devil is not racism, it is bad government policies that encourage dependencies. There is no "system" of racism. Sure there are individuals like this. But they are morons and people need to simply go around them. Just as Jews, Chinese, Japanese, Irish and innumerable others have overcome these pockets of idiots and barriers so too blacks have and can!