The Vision of the Anointed Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
by Thomas Sowell
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Author: Thomas SowellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-06-27
ISBN: 046508995X
Number of pages: 305
Publisher: Basic Books
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Book Review: Sowell's Foresight is Unparallelled
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading this book some 13 years after its original publication and in the middle of a contentious Presidential race, it seems clear that Thomas Sowell had one specific person in mind when writing this book: Barack Obama.
Okay, not really, but it is amazing how much Obama fits the mold of the "Anointed" of the title: self-congratulatory, well-meaning, but either completely ignorant of the facts of history or completely willing to ignore them because they do not fit his agenda.
For the people who think this is nothing but right-wing hackery, I would ask that you examine other countries where the far left has taken over and socialism has become the norm: USSR, Nazi Germany, Cuba, Venezuela, etc. These countries are known for their brutal dictatorships and the suffering of the people living under them. Looking at the "kinder, gentler" socialism of modern-day Canada, Great Britain, and much of the rest of Europe, we see economies stagnating (even moreso than ours and for much longer times), people suffering under massive tax burdens, and government-run healthcare systems that cannot treat people in an effective manner.
Written over a decade ago, a great book for today!
Summary of The Vision of the Anointed Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes but as a logical consequence of a tainted vision whose defects have led to crises in education, crime, and family dynamics, and to other social pathologies. In this book, he describes how elites-the anointed-have replaced facts and rational thinking with rhetorical assertions, thereby altering the course of our social policy.
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