Dismantling America: And Other Controversial Essays

Product Description


Just in time for the Fall elections comes a pointed and polemical primer from the columns of Thomas Sowell.

From the introduction:
''That Barack Obama in office has often done the exact opposite of what Barack Obama said as a candidate, on issue after issue, should not cause half the surprise and disappointment that it has produced in many people who pinned high hopes on him.

''The really painful surprise is that so many people based their hopes on his words, rather than on his deeds.

''However, our concern is not with one man but with a country. When we look back at the decades-long erosions and distortions of our educational system, our legal system and our political system, we must acknowledge the chilling fact that the kinds of dangers we face now were always inherent in these degenerating trends. These essays deal with these trends individually, but it may help to keep in mind that they were all going on at the same time.''


Review


Praise for the works of Thomas Sowell:
For anyone looking for a straightforward and honest discussion of the origins of our current crisis, informed by a deep understanding of both economics and politics. . . --
Washington Times

I've read all his books and never been even faintly disappointed. --Fred Barnes, executive editor of the
Weekly Standard

Thomas Sowell is, in my opinion, the most original and interesting philosopher at work in America. --Paul Johnson, author of
Modern Times

[T]hese vigorously argued essays present a stimulating challenge to the conventional wisdom. --Publishers Weekly


About the Author


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, Stanford University. He has been published in both academic journals and such popular media as the
Wall Street Journal,
Forbes magazine, and
Fortune, and he writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country.