Paul Gigot Interviews Thomas Sowell on 'Social Justice Fallacies' | Potomac Watch Podcast

[@johnedwards785]

It's great to hear from Dr. Sowell again at 93 who intellectually is as sharp as a tack. His many books over the years; should be required reading in all Universities, before a student could graduate. He has this uncanny ability to teach people how to think critically on just about any topic he chooses to write about. Thank you Dr. Sowell for your latest book and the wisdom you share with all who are open minded enough to hear you out.

[@Hutch_Davenport]

Usually I would say the pages of the Wall st. Journal are only good for toilet paper, but this is a great piece. Don't get a swelled head over it liberal/RINO elitists at the WSJ.

[@kerwinbrown4180]

I like his words but a lot are outside his wheelhouse. He doesn't understand why some people lack ambition. That flaw and others just reveal he is human. I still enjoy hearing him as he put critical thinking behind his words.

[@tedhamilton2362]

Ambition or lack thereof can be learned through social circumstance but also due to developmental issues. Nature (DNA and selection) and nurture (nutrition, core family, religion) are both important in encouraging persons to strive for better. What is interesting is that Nurture can drive Nature (if your family has healthier habits, better living conditions due to life success you are likely to produce healthier children, and so on...).

[@moodist1er]

He's a token propagandist for the Hoover institution, a billionaire funded think tank that tells illiterate plebs like you what to think. And it works because you don't have half a thought to criticize this easily refutable rhetoric. 🤡

[@caseybrown4360]

⁠@@kerwinbrown4180ummm..if I were you I would go back and read Sowell and actually comprehend what he is talking about. Sowell at no time addresses why some people lack ambition or whatever. Sowell uses empirical evidence to show that all these feel good govt policies and ideas have failed miserably no matter how good the policies sounded. He isn’t pontificating on psychological theories or whatever. He has been showing us for decades that the consequences of allowing politicians and race hustlers to decide how we think and what we should do about things. Take the minimum wage law for example. He has been showing for decades that the minimum wage law affects low income and minorities the most all while claiming that it’s the reason that unemployment isn’t worse….

[@calebchou]

No age limit for Tom Sowell! Amazing how much more lucid and engaging he is at 93 than most of our politicians have ever been at any point in their lives.

[@user-ji8ll1qn6o]

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[@mustafamar1437]

Thomas Sowell is smart, intelligent and wise. The smartest man in the room even in his 90's. God bless him.

[@PeterLennon-n3i]

Unsurprising. The room is virtually empty.

[@mustafamar1437]

@@PeterLennon-n3i virtually empty because it is only full of wise people. Not totally empty because wise people exist. Definitely no 'wasteman woke fools' on the progressive left in that room.

[@kathiefleming2830]

Where was his power base then?

[@PeterLennon-n3i]

@@kathiefleming2830 Much like Friedman or Hayek, power derives from being an agent for wealth and property.

[@larryflor1696]

Thomas Sowell at 93 and still spittin' the truth. What a unique treasure he and his research are. Should be mandatory reading from high school through college.

[@frosty3693]

He is a reason that age limits for government election are not valid. A restriction on the elected is competence and that could/should be handled by the voters. But for some reason they seem to be failing at that. Bad information?

[@mchristr]

Thomas Sowell is a brick of truth in the face of contemporary university sycophants. True academics should be, if anything, fearless in their pursuit of truth. Dr. Sowell tops that category.

[@CPez]

This is RECENT!? This Week? Oh My God! He IS Still Going! Our Fearless Intellectual Leader!!!!

[@FireinTheBowl]

"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." - Thomas Sowell

[@rosesmith6208]

yes no skin in the game, that makes them arrogant and careless in their decisions.

[@beaupierrebondurant5651]

Dr.Thomas Sowell is an American treasure.

[@seanwright5894]

Thomas Sowell has been an intellectual tour de force during his time in the arena, helping to change the narrative and lives of people all over. God Bless

[@dsamh]

Thomas Sowell is a national treasure.

[@libertarianeval6460]

I look forward to his new book. His book “Wealth, Poverty, and Politics” blew my mind

[@pablowentscobar]

I really wish young black men would look to Dr Sowell to emulate instead of Lebron James or "Lil Dump" or what ever those losers call themselves. Dr Sowell is a brilliant man, I hope he lives a very long and happy life, God bless him.

[@anthonysisay1557]

Everyone, not only young black kids.

[@flux4359]

​@@anthonysisay1557well said

[@cristinaegas]

So nourishing..thank you Dr. SOLLER ❤ what à relief..

[@guyrothe7460]

I thought it was great that you thanked Dr. Sowell for all he has done for his country. Thank you, well done.

[@centermass1976]

Pre ordered the book 6 mo ago. Shops next week! Great interview. Tom is a precious jewel…

[@tinamariejohnson7520]

Thank you for this! Now we see why he’s been so quiet these last couple of years. The man has been observing, writing yet another great book, for us and generations to come. I’m a homeschool mom of two beautiful kiddos (girl 10 & boy 12) and they have been introduced to Dr. Sowell since 2016. His books will no doubt be a great asset to our journey. My deepest desire for this man of great wisdom, intellect, and insight, is that if he haven’t, that he someday accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.❤️🙏🏾

[@charlisdad4460]

This is a treat. Thanks, WSJ.

[@samuelmatz]

Newsmax a place to learn from.

[@hilaryraftery3628]

He's too valuable to lose in these ridiculous times..hope he lives many more years

[@mauganra2589]

Someone needs to build a statue of him.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Always a delight to hear from Dr. Thomas Sowell! A great book, well worth reading and thinking about!

[@FireinTheBowl]

Imagine what the world would look like if Thomas Sowell was required reading in every school

[@leroyrodgers6089]

My community would be doing twice as well as they are currently.

[@dannysullivan3951]

Not a prayer of pseudo-scholar being taught in schools. He’s strictly KZbin quality.

[@dannysullivan3951]

@@sherril.562 According to Sowell women had better representation in public life before 60s feminism. Utter nonsense. He says similar things about black Americans and civil rights. Conservatives love this rewriting of history, see DeSantis saying that black Americans learned skills under slavery, but this racist, sexist claptrap will never make into a respectable university.

[@flux4359]

​@@dannysullivan3951you don't think his ideas are good enough for the classroom?

[@dannysullivan3951]

@@flux4359 That would depend on the idea. I’m all for teaching about libertarianism or socialism as long as it isn’t sold as ‘truth’.

[@donicagiorgio]

Powerfull mind..👍💯❤thx

[@KMN-bg3yu]

When Thomas Sowell speaks wise people listen

[@priteshpatel889]

Great conversation. Thomas Sowell is a master.

[@joliettraveler]

We would have a much better world if Thomas Sowell's wisdom was more widespread!

[@JustSomeUser12]

I love this man. He has lots of wisdom and he is very smart.

[@sambassil7825]

Dr Thomas is a national treasure. Can you imagine if he’s been in charge of our government where we would be!!! If he was the president instead of Obama OMG.

[@allyourbase888]

93. Razor sharp. 🤯

[@goldenboy7819]

Sowell, a legend, and still sharp. Wish this interview was longer.

[@tombonn9586]

If I was sentenced to five years imprisonment in solitary confinement, it would seem like no big deal if I was informed that during the whole time I would be allowed to read Thomas Sowell's books and listen to his interviews.

[@nancywhitehead219]

Truth is truth. Feelings are not truth, feelings are opinions.

[@imnotanalien7839]

Thank you WSJ for that wonderful interview with the amazing Dr. Sowell. Social Justice seems to give a small group of people a lot of power to divine what is best for the individual. Ayn Rand noted, …” the collective cannot decide what is to be the purpose of a man’s existence nor prescribe his choice of happiness”. …and “ America’s abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the ‘common good’ but by the productive genius of free men.” I think that means butt out government…!

[@khinethurein7336]

The smartest man in the room

[@nancywhitehead219]

Thomas Sowell, wisdom from experience 😊

[@headspaceandtiming2114]

“Consensus of the elite” “Get rid of politicians making decisions for other people and no consequences for being wrong”. That’s this administration to a tee.

[@kennethabbott3856]

That's all administrations.

[@headspaceandtiming2114]

@@kennethabbott3856 Then here is our chance to get rid of this Administration. Biden and his Administration are in office, have been in office for 3 1/2 years. I hope November brings about a referendum on him, his agenda and he gets fired by the American people.

[@19infreg]

How many Biden voters know they bought the lies and BS from Joe and rest of the progressives in 2020 and it's turned out to be a complete mess for our country. Will these people vote with Biden again because they lack the ability to look objectively at his term? Biden means four more years of an open Border(his action today was laughable), more uncontrolled spending by the government, leading to higher inflation and more important...prices? An appeasement foreign policy and weakness? And a Green Agenda that hamstrings our economy. We could not only be energy independent, we should be supplying the world with our energy. But no, more windmills and subsidized electric cars.

[@juanmontoya6622]

There is no equality of effort, skills and agency. Those falling behind want to bypass all those basic requirements, and be on top.

[@brianketelboeter8522]

I love this whole interview: excellent questions and answers

[@kerwinbrown4180]

This is the first time KZbin has put this creator on my home page.

[@joelharvey]

Equality of opportunity is not equality of probability

[@franke102]

Love him while he's here. #Legend

[@markg9401]

Dr Sowell - brilliant, incomparable, unbiased, intellectual, 1 of the greatest authors in the 21st century - Discrimination & Disparities Dr Sowell would've made a great president.

[@samuelnakai1804]

19:15 "Teachers see children as prisoners of their parents and they're going to rescue them." Could not have said it better.

[@sambassil7825]

This is a very honest courageous man, a national treasure.

[@maambomumba6123]

Thomas Sowell needs to get interviewed on bigger platforms as well! His message needs to reach more people.

[@DavidNehme]

He needs to be on Joe Rogan. He can talk economics and boxing.

[@legion1630]

Are you kidding he has been on so many big platforms throughout his life..congressional hearings etc..come on he is 93yrs we have to take the baton after so many years of his knowledge being passed on - read about Malcolm Gladwell also very highly intelligent and am sure you know about Jordan Petersen..

[@MCFCTheMadHatter]

Dr. Sowell is a national treasure. Why? Too many reasons to list here, but one of the most important ones, from my perspective, is that he’s more interested in uncovering the actual truth - be it ugly or not - and going to the root causes of socially-related economic topics/issues instead of going for the easy way out by scoring political points. Although he’s been like that his entire career, it’s even more important in contemporary times given so many journalists & authors take lower roads… If all his works, “Conflicts of Vision” is certainly my favorite, but am looking forward to reading his latest offering.

[@billnorris8457]

"The Olympian Elite". That carries a weight of meaning.

[@craigmignone2863]

The equality factor can be exemplified by comparing Dr. Sowell at 93 and the blithering 80-year-old in the Oval Office.....

[@adel19997]

❤ #ThomasSowell

[@ToJoBe999]

Dr. Sowell is fearless and brilliant. I won't say that I would like to meet him, because such a meeting would be me staring and speechless.

[@newmoneymarcus]

I just ordered the book 🦾

[@drecember]

Currently reading now ❤️

[@MorningInAmerica_Nov_5_2024]

This proves that "it's not about age." Here's Thomas Sowell *at 93YO* with another book! Even in his best days, Biden never had the snap that Dr. Sowell has at 93. How about this for a T-shirt: Clone Sowell!

[@tedhamilton2362]

Dr Sowell makes a compelling statement about poverty. Poverty exists in many areas of the US and affects multiple 'races'. WV coal miners that are now out of work are impoverished and suffering greater disparity than some blacks in poverty.

[@josephhruby3225]

Brilliant & Bold T.S. . . . 93 years , vibrant , viable always a strait shooter.

[@erinbeyondthebruises5555]

Sowell is a blessing to humanity

[@legsurgeon]

Love Mr Sowell

[@stefanionutalexandru6916]

The problem with American political discourse is that everyone is talking about destroying stuff and not about building stuff

[@justmemimi7338]

This man is such a treasure.

[@jamesd1823]

Thomas Sowell is a legend

[@walkermixon3185]

Thomas Sowell is the smartest person I’ve ever known

[@beaupierrebondurant5651]

Equality of results is not rooted in reality.

[@ivanandreevich8568]

I hope to have Mr Sowell's mental acuity at 63, let alone 93.

[@PaulBell-nn5lu]

Reform to our education system is critical.

[@kiyingiduncan]

Great mind!

[@StevenCovey-ct3sx]

I don’t get it. Why is Dr. Sowell not on PBS and NPR every night?

[@samuelmatz]

Thomas Sowell, his books have given the reader a needed education. Murdock sons needed to learn from Mr Sowell . I say this if they really care about the human race.

[@kathiefleming2830]

I wish Tom Sowell didn’t take sooo long in addressing these bogus claims of injustices.

[@l.thomas4268]

Until We as Americans begin to live out the declaration of Independence in our own lives we are going to continue down the slippery slope. The declaration declares that we are creatures made by a creator and he has given us unalienable rights. It is our duty to teach these rights to each other and to our children and to stand guard over those rights so that no government would encroach your trespass against the rights given us by providence. We have cast our creator out of the public Square and live our lives with no sense of duty we're obligation to the one that made us from nothing and gave us life liberty and the ability to pursue those things we think will make us happy. We stand by and watch the liberties of people being trampled upon by this government and say nothing We stand by and let this government take money from successful individuals and applaud that it's given to people who won't even try to work. We must take care of our own house and live responsibly before we can ever expect the officials in government to do the same.

[@mamachicken4602]

May TS live another 93 years!

[@joelhungerford8388]

Thomas sowell not having recieved the level of acclaim he deserves is an injustice that shows just what is wrong with the public forum

[@gordonstoltski]

94 years old, still sharp as a tack.

[@greatwave1]

Compulsory reading of any of his books should start in high school and carry on during college year at the rate of one per semester's!

[@Slashed888]

Tom is a national treasure

[@eyeje19]

What an American treasure

[@rsm1234]

WSJ should get rid of wokeism and bring more real thinkers, philosophers like Sowell

[@drakezen]

Can we have mr.Sowell debate the leaders of BLM and their white saviours?

[@Joseph-ax999]

For years I read comments from people in the u.S. UK and France and both British and French would complain about wealthy citizens who would leave the country for periods of time to avoid taxes. And I would think what do you expect, what would you do.

[@cherylnagy126]

assuming is no substitute for logical, critical thinking

[@barbaradobner6050]

Are you sure he is in his 90s??? When I think of the "big guy"..🙁

[@beaupierrebondurant5651]

The governments, state and federal, need much less money.

[@francoispoolman9853]

ONE😊 OFF THE GREATEST LEADERS EVER❤🎉😢😂😂

[@cherylnagy126]

the A.I. software program generating the Transcript, is not comprehending what is being said (the program lacks the context in which the words are being used).

[@dianekelly4597]

Not. AI.

[@Mr_T.]

Lets just ignore the segregation, neoliberalism, capitalism, the war on drugs and war on crime that took a heavy toll on black men since the 60s. I love how Sowell likes to make comparisons with foreign examples where homogeneity vs systemic racism made all the difference between asians and black americans.

[@erinbeyondthebruises5555]

a genius

[@proadlekopy]

The rare american who knows what's happening in malaysia

[@myrddrral]

Median IQ plays a major role too, but it's a taboo subject.

[@davidval7188]

He just compared the average income of the entire black population to the average of the poorest counties in this country. Wow.

[@dianekelly4597]

Yeah. So.

[@DavidRichardson28]

Ooo wow

[@beachcoconuts3]

He is saying that tax cuts on the rich don't work, but then he gives the example of hoover cutting taxes and it ended up in more tax revenue. a little confusing?

[@rosesmith6208]

suicide rate has skyrocketed I have had friends commit suicide, they seemd very happy mostof the time yet they did, his brother was so distraught he commited suicide too. a friends hubby commited suicide he had drug problems. in japan the rate is super high, stress plus exhaustion is very determintal to peoples happiness.

[@blackknight597]

I know it's not an agenda item of his as an academic, but I'd love for him to debate The View. He'd destroy them with his facts that it would probably cause the show to cave-in on itself. My schadenfreude kicked in.

[@mike9512]

So are you assuming the world works on evidence and logic then? Have you met people before? Because i think it's a dangerous assumption that things run based on evidence and logic.

[@aguynamewho8709]

Tax single parents home and you'll see how rapidly women stop the trend and begin to stay married eliminating a big problem in society.

[@NoPickles.4Me]

Paul is one of the many Mitt Romney style conservatives that I hope follows his recent stated trajectory....soon to be gone.

[@jodihouts6032]

?? Is his opinion too much?? I LOVE him interviewing Thomas Sowell, and it takes him off the rino list in my opinion.

[@NoPickles.4Me]

@@jodihouts6032 He is from a conservative era that is long gone, to bad. Paul is not all that bad truthfully for me, his work on PBS is always so academic and timid he gets steam rolled by the dulcet tones of the fire breathing left. I was overstating...lol. Sowell is of course is spot on and is missed every time we don't have him in the conversation.

[@jamesskinner7185]

Yeah great….but

[@dannysullivan3951]

A legend in his own mind. Sowell proves once again that 'conservative intellectual' is an oxymoron. Yeah, the facts lean liberal.

[@DeepDiveBooks]

In the book "Social Justice Fallacies" by Dr. Thomas Sowell, he provides sharp insights into many aspects of society and politics. If you're interested, you can check out our interpretation video of this book. I believe you will gain some valuable insights.

[@jaed2630]

They've leaned so far, that those GRAND policies still haven't got to that demo utopia

[@ericplummer4089]

I've got to be a better reader!

[@TheWhitehiker]

Flickering on the screen annoying.

[@sr2291]

Sine waves.

[@TheWhitehiker]

without waves?@@sr2291

[@sr2291]

@@TheWhitehiker Look at the top of the graphic.

[@TheWhitehiker]

Thanks.@@sr2291

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Without taking a specific position, I can't help noticing how criticism of social justice seems to be a favorite hobby of rich people...

[@bradlee2594]

"I have never understood why it is “greed” to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money."

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

@@bradlee2594 So the definition of "earn" is that someone richer than you felt like giving you money, but if they don't feel like it, then you didn't earn it? Seeing as how people can be born into wealth, I don't see how they're entitled to power and moral authority too.

[@bradlee2594]

@@dudermcdudeface3674 - Sorry, you lost me with your question - and entire comment. The quote I offered does not attempt to define the term, "earn". The term is used with the dictionary definition intact. Rich people earn their money or can be born into it. Regardless, social justice endeavors to take their money and give it to someone else and somehow is absolved of any form of greed. Conversely, social justice assigns greed to those who desire keeping THEIR own money. Of course, rich people will criticize this aspect of social justice. And rightly so.

[@dianekelly4597]

He's not rich.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

@@dianekelly4597 The statement stands.

[@blogintonblakley2708]

Identity politics, right wing style...