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Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, where he has published opinion pieces for more than 25 years. He is the author of several books, including Please Stop Helping Us (2014), False Black Power? (2017), and Maverick: A Biography of toon meer Thomas Sowell (2021). toon minder

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Well, it's about Sowell, but it isn't Sowell.
 
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atrillox | 1 andere bespreking | Nov 27, 2023 |
An excellent intellectual biography, with just enough biography biography thrown in. An excellent introduction to Thomas Sowell's thought, books, and reception by those who like him and those who disdain him. Kudos to Jason L. Riley for writing an important book. Sowell's big ideas on economics, race, and history are explained well, with suitable quotations from Sowell's works. It made me want to buy more of Sowell's books. I would only have liked to have seen some images and a bibliography of Sowell's books (and perhaps important papers and articles).… (meer)
 
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tuckerresearch | 1 andere bespreking | Aug 24, 2023 |
Certainly about his intellectual development; a good discussion of some of his earlier life and education. Seem like by the time he ended up doing his undergrad at Harvard the ex-marine was a bit too grownup to be fully assimilated by his schoolmates.

The greatest use of this book is to learn about the circumstances in which Sowell's various books were written.
 
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themulhern | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 19, 2022 |
Riley builds a strong case here. It's a bit of a rough start, but he gets a solid flow by the 3rd chapter. I really wish it had been written post-2016 though.

He argues for a "liberal" policy*, using "conservative"-type evidence. The following is my addition to his argument.

I spent 12 months closely observing illegal immigrants in California. I've seen all of his points proven. For the most part, illegal immigrants are law-abiding. Most violence and abuse from them are perpetrated from a minority of them. In other words, illegal immigrants are more likely to hurt other illegal immigrants because they know they won't go asking for help from the authorities. (#mybiasisshowing)

I would add that, if you want to decrease crime, it's easier to track legal citizens.

So, yes, I agree with him. Highly recommend the book. Read it. And share it with your friends.

*it's all conflated for me at the moment
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