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Dr. Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of "Applied Economics" and "Black Rednecks and White Liberals."

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  • Economics vs. 'Need'

    Economics vs. ‘Need’

    From an economic standpoint there is no such thing as an objective and quantifiable “need.”

  • Sex and the Military

    Sex and the Military

    Putting young men and young women together in military operations was asking for trouble.

  • Historic Rescuers

    Historic Rescuers

    It looked like an impending defeat, with major international repercussions.

  • Abstract Immigrants

    Abstract Immigrants

    Not all cultures are compatible with the culture in this country that has produced such benefits for the American people for so long.

  • The Bullying Pulpit

    The Bullying Pulpit

    Big-spending liberals in Congress have a lot more to do with creating that deficit than any private citizen has.

  • Wimps Versus Barbarians

    Wimps Versus Barbarians

    The price of academic peace

  • Lies About Libya

    Lies About Libya

    What difference, at this point, does it make?. Plenty.

  • Sowell: Words that stop people from thinking

    Sowell: Words that stop people from thinking

    Reducing logic to platitudes.

  • Sowell: Bouncing Ball Politics

    Sowell: Bouncing Ball Politics

    Chasing one disaster after another.

  • Fact-free gun control crusades

    Fact-free gun control crusades

    A lot of emotion, but little evidence.