Around the World in 80 Ways: Affirmative Action Around the World (Hi-Res)

In the United States, affirmative action policies, first implemented to address the historical grievances of black Americans, have long been controversial. But the debate over affirmative action has generally ignored such action as practiced by other countries around the world. Has affirmative action proven to be more or less effective in other countries? What common patterns do these programs share? How can the study of these programs help our understanding of affirmative action in America?
Published originally on September 11, 2008 - • Around the World in 80... .
Republished here at a higher resolution.

[@visiontransformation]

When was this first aired?

[@petonovy]

Book came out in 2004 so soon after that

[@jemccoy7246]

Peter looks about 17 years old.

[@PP266]

May 2004.

[@k14pc]

that book released in 2004 so i guess around then

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Looks like at least 15-20 years ago, Robinson looks quite young. As for Dr. Sowell he never ages, so it's difficult to make an estimate. 😎

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This man woke me up from my liberal slumber. Thank you Thomas Sowell.

[@cjohns1117]

He did the exact same thing for me

[@ransakreject5221]

Got in 96 percentile in Math. My black friend (who got 80% percentile) and who literally lived next door. And who had 2 parents & way more money than me with a single mom raising me. He got a full ride scholarship & I got nothing. We were on the same wrestling team & I was a 2x sectional champ and state finalist. He has a 500 record. We live in the north & i have no ancestor that was anywhere near slavery. My grandparents were all in Ireland

[@anthonychaffeemd]

Professor Sowell is the most brilliant and well developed thinker that America has ever produced. Hands down.

[@Zepllica]

Hands down. Agreed.

[@duncanw9901]

"They'll probably be expecting that [affirmitive action will be temporary] 25 years from now" -Thomas Sowell, roughly 25 years ago.

[@TheFirstTriplefife]

I lost out on a job due to affirmative action. I found out later from people I had worked with that the only reason they hired the lady they did hire was because she was Mexican. The lady couldn't handle her duties, she was a new hire and she could barely speak any English. It really hurt at the time because I had just gotten married and need the full time hours. To bad though. Apparently they needed more diversity more than they needed a good worker.

[@frankharrington8528]

Ireland, is commencing this now in the public service. Ireland owes nothing to any foreigner as they were used and abused by the British for 800 years. Blacks, browns and yellow skinned have been pushed onto a homogenous population.

[@etiennem.3191]

"If you confine yourself to the united states that may sound plausible, that is the very reason i did a worldwide study.". Seems to me that there is not enough room in the world to hide truth from Thomas Sowell. Thank you.

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@@mpcc2022 The economist's K-9.

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Dr. Sowell is a national treasure.

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Many should know his works but they won't educate about him.

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I would love to see Thomas Sowell debate the squad

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Absolutely!

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[@jimfischione2743]

Agreed. Too bad even intelligent people ignore him.

[@Kunfucious577]

Hes a genius. I have a theory that what makes a person intelligent is the ability to simplify things. He breaks everything down so well that i end every video thinking why i didnt know this already.

[@jbisntme]

It cannot be overstated how brilliant Mr. Sowell really is.

[@skeptigal8899]

Thomas Sowell always speaks the unvarnished truth.

[@logic_matters]

Come to South Africa, and see how AA demolished our national power supplier, our railroads, our industries, our government... Basically, and I'm not exaggerating, EVERYTHING.

[@frankharrington8528]

Not only South Africa. Look at all of Africa. All their leaders are not fit for purpose. They're corrupt and useless. Since the Colonialists left, the indigenous aren't capable of managing those countries. God help South Africa and Rhodesia. The natives showed themselves up for what they are.

[@NathansHVAC]

Is south africa going to try socialism?

[@elsenored562]

23:30 Sowell: There's no political payoff for looking at the facts. 24:17 Graduation is what it's about: it's not about being on campus so the administration can gush about diversity.

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Please send this brilliant man to South Africa to share his knowledge in person. Our nation is going down the tubes...

[@kham6006]

I watched one of Thomas’s last videos and he said if Biden became president this country was doomed , it scared me and he was correct,, would love to hear what he thinks now

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A nation with such luminaries as Thomas Sowell, Milton Friedman, Victor Davis Hanson, etc, shall always be the beacon of freedom to all people. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Thank you all, most sincerely. 🙏🏽

[@elsenored562]

2:09 India 6:04 Malaysia 11:11 Sri Lanka 15:55 United States

[@Kunfucious577]

I love these interviews with sowell and fear the day this man retires.

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He's now 92 yrs old and retired

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Finding a new sowell video makes my day.

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The weather in Houston has been awful for over a week. It’s a nice treat to have some more footage of Dr.Sowell uploaded today.

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A brilliant mind ... Thomas Sowell.

[@grahamt5924]

Affirmative action ended up ethnically cleansing Zimbabwe and South Africa is now doing the same thing.

[@benlloyd2223]

Someone needs to identify and upload all the classic Uncommon Knowledge episodes

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Oh boy, another Sowell vid I can add to my Thomas Sowell playlist of over 150 vids!

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The man is a National Treasure.

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Sowell is a legend.

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Thomas Sowell is one of the most attractive men in the world.

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GOAT Thomas Sowell

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Sorry mate, but anyone listening to this articulate educated man, would conclude that YOU are the GOAT, John Fuzz.

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John Fuzz is using GOAT in the 2021 popular culture context of an abbreviation/ acronym of Greatest Of All Time . In this context , GOAT ( in all capitals ) is a very high complement .

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More Thomas Sowell, please. =)

[@rocco1267]

Uncommon Knowledge has great guests but Peter Robinson is an outstanding host! Proud to have had worked as a builder at Stanford University to include the courtyard of the Hoover Tower. Did not know then what kind of amazing thinkers were inside this institution.

[@bharathj9540]

Such insightful book and interview. Thank you.

[@visiontransformation]

Is the full uncut interview available?

[@MCR1565]

A classic! Great interview!

[@geraldgroulx6937]

Are there any more gems like this that we can unearth? Sowell is such a learned and convincing individual. He should have been an advisor to every administration that has existed in his lifetime. Robinson has an interviewing style that keeps a tight focus on the subject at hand. His interviews are compelling and they keep the interview moving along. He knows when to respectfully "jump in" to elucidate a term, acronym or expression that might otherwise go over the head of (frankly) people like me.

[@kevinnyamai7263]

With the untouchables in India ,affirmative action only exacerbated the hate/violence against the Dalitts that was existent based on the Indian Caste system

[@movableorigins4194]

He should be made supreme leader of the United States, for life and and the position to be diminished after him. This will solve your problems out there!

[@pragavirtual]

If all problem got solved, you dont need politicians anymore.

[@ryssery]

If you click on "SHOW MORE" you will see that it was originally aired on September 11, 2008

[@BullittGT40]

Thomas Sowell is a great American and a brilliant individual that does not get enough recognition regardless of race, color, or any other nonsense.

[@purpleivory2]

My favorite Sowell book. Brilliant!

[@aaronlim7324]

Thomas Sowell is absolutely accurate about affirmative action policies in Malaysia 🇲🇾.

[@kingcrazymani4133]

Thanks for digging this one out of archives. 23:00. Mr. Sowell articulates the once common sense notion of the role of elected public servants better than I have heard in 20 years. And, of course was early enough and right about elected officials’ taking a policy that was widely recognized as a failure and rolling it over instead of trying something else. A real counterpoint to another video I saw this am from Hoover of Bill Buckley’s interview of JK Gall-bwraith. Ouch.

[@alexmentes1348]

The book they are discussing was published in 2004. This is an old interview

[@garrettchristensen8074]

Why isn't he profiled on mainstream media. Never mind😵😵

[@chefpreme3602]

The man, the myth, the legend

[@nitinnahar7801]

In India this has gotten so bad, that every group even if historically affluent is violently agitating to qualify for affirmative action. STEM seats are subject to 50% reservation. This is leading to our best and brightest either being left behind, or moving out of the country.

[@ransakreject5221]

Look forward to getting surgery performed by a doctor that didn’t qualify For medical school on his merits. Airlines even have AA programs in hiring pilots now. The train is gonna become popular again when they start crashing

[@elingrome5853]

This man is ridicuously wise

[@rcook.4781]

Nice upgrade on this video--you know your audience well! Thank you!

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Great interview thank you.

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This is awesome, thanks you!

[@loobkooblai3591]

This video was uploaded 23 minutes ago.

[@hubristicmystic]

Is there a chapter in the book on New Zealand? We invented affirmative action systemic racism. Wonderful interview thank you

[@sudansoudah8070]

I thought South Afrika was going to be their first example

[@donnyboon2896]

May Thomas Sowell be studied for centuries. 🙏

[@Rogerholberg]

I believe that Brennan said that, although neither the words of the Civil Rights Act nor its legislative history would allow the affirmative discrimination at issue in the Weber case, the "spirit" of the law did. I must have missed the day in law school where courts would even try to ascertain the "spirit" of a law let alone allow the "spirit" to override the express wording and legislative history of a statute.

[@riowanaha1946]

Woww this is classic. Thank you

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You guys are terrific.

[@tommypain]

It would be very helpful if you posted the dates of these old recordings, so the viewers would be able to put that into the context of the dialogue.

[@ELee-zv5ud]

Look in the Show more, that is where extra info is placed.

[@karlseastrand7678]

They did. Read the words posted under the video.

[@thanksfernuthin]

Twenty five years from then... OVER twenty five years from then and this racist policy is still in place... and growing exponentially.

[@kevt9189]

There is no political pay off to look at the facts classic Sowell

[@travisstotts1107]

To bad young blacks look up to biggie smalls instead of this great man

[@t.lloydrobertson8325]

I Admire this Fellow Trememdously.. Bigly So.

[@ClementPoh]

Singapore vs Malaysia... Enough said 😝

[@grahamcombs4752]

Not long ago I spoke with a young woman, an engineer at a German-owned firm in Troy, MI, who grew up in Bangladesh. I noted an "auto-rosary" on the rearview mirror in her car and she said was Catholic. I asked how many Catholics there are in that country, she said about a half a million (out of, I believe, over 150 million ). I was stunned. Then she said this. The Muslim elites send their children to Catholic schools. I was really stunned (and I had been the sole non-Catholic graduate of a Catholic school myself). In this country, at least when I graduated from Bishop Foley HS in 1970, Catholic schools were still for the working classes; that included this son of Hazard, KY parents. My father's father was a coal miner. Now my old school is $11,000 a year, not a few hundred dollars, and over 1/3 are non-Catholic and the students, Catholic and non-Catholic, are more likely to be the children of Ford executives. Affirmative action cannot overcome culture. I connected strongly with J.D. Vance and his elegy for my people. His book was praised, the film was not. Words are one thing, images another. As Dr. Sowell knows, there is a parallel black culture. America is a tragic country, and increasingly an absent-minded and reckless one.

[@mrniceguy7168]

What a pleasant surprise

[@CiscoZero]

No way!!! A younger Peter Robinson!

[@shaneemanuelle6243]

When was this interview conducted? Seems it could be 15 years old.

[@luisaguilar4286]

Originally published on sept 11, 2008. This is a higher resolution re-upload.

[@guermouchemarouane5116]

2008 mate it was recorded

[@blacksocrates1]

I am not sure how thomas sowell works can exist and yet there is still an adherence to failed policies that is meant to promote equality. But then again, there is perhaps no limit to human imagination; therefore, no limit to bad ideas

[@thenewmayorofcrazytown7392]

Wow they look so young

[@jakebarnes28]

"Effective" vs. Moral "right and wrong". How does a nation adjudicate a crime for which there is no recompense?

[@Inwoodarts]

Our own American beloved philosopher.. focused on reawakening our society's common sense, critical thinking + rational inquiry. Politik irrelevant .

[@mikeissweet]

Was this filmed recently?

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Published originally on September 11, 2008 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2qmioSIqap6g9k. Republished here at a higher resolution.

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@@HooverInstitution Thanks Hoover!

[@GilesMcRiker]

Thomas Sowetill still very relevant in July 2023

[@ivanandreevich8568]

Was this filmed 25 years ago yet?

[@filianablanxart8305]

2008

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👏🏽✨ 📚

[@kathygill5714]

Thomas Sowell for President

[@giovannipisapia6618]

South Africa?

[@craftycraff7938]

Do you even need to ask?

[@bdcycling1528]

Walter Williams

[@anthonychaffeemd]

Walter Williams has written extensively on South Africa

[@dougstevens1877]

Yep.. just ignore South Africa where 8 percent of the population are forced to affirmatively defer to the other 92 percent.... and a large segment of that majority are from neighbouring countries like Zimbabwe and as far north as Somalia. South Africa probably has the largest and most useless civil service compared to the tax base of any other country in the world.

[@basics1007]

Overturned eventually!

[@jakebarnes28]

If you don't like something, you can find reasons to justify your dislike.

[@user-tj9bg6tz2p]

it's malays, not maylays

[@Sheeshening]

TS uberchad

[@anandkapdi4822]

Sad to say but Dr. Sowell don't know about affirmative action in India as well as he should before making these remarks

[@davidyetter5409]

My guess is that he most likely knows it better than you. He's studied it from an outside perspective, weighed the pro's and con's and verified the facts. Most likely he's traveled there for first hand information. He doesn't take the jaded interpretations of government historians shading the truth.

[@hegel5816]

India has one of most successful affirmative action programs... Through affirmative action people(majority) who were historically denied education could get college degrees and when India changed its policy from socialism to liberalism in 1991 India could afford more employees for the MNCs and that’s how Indians became more techie people...😂... Within 30 years 400-500 million Indians were brought out of poverty...

[@sw.7519]

You should help weaker persons. This is our cultural Christian DNA. What you should not do put the weakest persons before the majority. This will corrupt the whole system. Since the weak will fear a right to be above the needs of majority. They will develop better and become the mass not being able to sustain the society. It is a Ambivalenz.

[@dewetmaartens359]

Has ruined South Africa!