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Debunking Systemic Racism & Having Common Decency (Pt. 2) | Thomas Sowell | POLITICS | Rubin Report
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2024
- Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Dr. Thomas Sowell (Economist and Author) about the role of government, the problem with minimum wage laws, his experience as a black conservative, debunking systemic racism, the importance of common decency, and his new book “Discrimination & Disparities.”
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Awesome. Thank you👍
"People cannot be knowledgeable about everything but they can be knowledgeable about the extent of their own ignorance"
-Thomas Sowell
Amazing yes!
I just caught this video and heard what Sowell had to say about the NYC "Rubber Room". As someone who has researched these "Rubber Rooms" for close to a decade now, Sowell was indeed ignorant by the broad statement he made about them. He labeled all teachers who have had the misfortune of being assigned there as "incompetent." Yes, some are, but not all. Some have been victims of false accusations or abusive principals. That is a fact and is well documented. Another fact is that Sowell was indeed not knowledgeable about the extent of his own ignorance by making that broad claim. He was, at the time of that statement, simply not aware of facts.
@@Brooklyn3955 I am sure he is aware he is capable of making generalizations. Does that make his statement unworthy? Nobody claimed he is perfect. That's kind of the point of the quote. He is included in the quote.
He intersects there with Jordan Peterson. "Be apprehensive of your own ignorance."
I’m not so sure you can be unless through humility you seek and struggle for the truth.
“The black family survived centuries of slavery and generations of Jim Crow, but it has disintegrated in the wake of the liberals' expansion of the welfare state.” - Thomas Sowell
Bloom County what's his/your definition of survival?
And at the center of ALL of it is one entity....not the USA. It's only the Democrat party. They were at the center of slavery. At the center of Jim Crow laws. And they are at the center of the current welfare state.
truthseeker215, I think it's a reference to a statistic I've heard him point out a few times. Basically, there was a significant percentage of black children living within two-parent households 100 years after slavery was abolished, but only 30 years after the social security act that percentage decreased dramatically. That's the context of the quote for you I guess.
Showing that welfare increased during the same time that Black families "disintegrated" is only establishing a temporal relationship between welfare and the Black family. But where is the *causal* relationship? Statistics 101: correlation is not causation. Two events happening during a similar time period does not automatically mean that event A caused event B.
Troy Longo dude be careful. Too much fact makes them implode. I love how they ignore the impact that the war on drugs and other similar policies had on the community. But of course, since black people are so lazy if you offer them free shit they will choose to not work and just free load. They never do these types of comparisons between welfare and the white community even though white people make up the majority of welfare recipients.
It saddens me this man is 89. We need him in the coming years more than ever.
I mean you can just study his teaching for years but yeah he’ll be missed.
Friedman, Sowell, Peterson, Shapiro, excellent minds that need more love
@@Gebdoe Candice Owens
He already wrote the book :)
His genius mind is still sharp but yes he will be missed.
Rewatching this during riots of 2020. Invaluable.
For once the YT algorithms are working. XD
Surely you cannot be misinformed, surely you have all the correct info. That entire interview is filled with hilarious contradictions. Dave: so how do we solve this. Swill: everyone needs the correct information. *five seconds later* MILTON FRIEDMAN ONCE SAID WHATS BEST IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. Fucking morons lmao
@@bschonger83 nothing says justice like stealing TV's and shoes!
@@bschonger83 The elderly man speaking is one of the greatest economists of our lifetime. You might want to hold back your opinions and listen to him. He has researched the data and done studies his entire career. You on the other hand I feel only listen to media outlets that serve your narrative.
Yes. Watching this right now.
“The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.”- Thomas Sowell
How many Republicans with PhD's have you met ? I'll wait here .....
Bill the Cat excellent quote!
jarrod anderson I'll wait for the # of democrats. I think if you shit in one had a answer in the other, you will have 500lbs of shit.
Most Republicans cant separate religion from logical thought.
J Sickels if you ever even read the Bible or any of the proverbs, the Bible is logical thought. It teaches you that right and wrong and facts are the only thing that matters. Opinions and feelings are irrelevant when it comes to right and wrong. You think like this because you were brainwashed into thinking that religion is bad. I used to be you, not even 5 months ago. Thought the Bible was a load of horse shit. THEN I READ IT. If you want to know the difference between right and wrong, start with proverbs. Logical thought and reasoning is what is right, but what is wrong is to judge someone’s thoughts before considering their thoughts.
I must confess, Thomas Sowell is one of my heroes!
yep you just put a smile on my face, got home from work just rolled a fatty opened up u tube and boom, I just wished it was longer, he gives some amazing conversations with the hoover institute
Rubin does such a good job of interviewing.
hadn't read your comment yet, but i just said the same thing. he's truly a remarkable man!
I cant believe he's 87!
Condolences.
This brilliant man should've been our first black president.
Obama was okay ig better than trump
E. K .O oh if you knew
We had a community organizer. What better than that do you want? LOL
Thomas Sowell is one of my favorite people to listen to and read. But being president is a nasty business. I think he would have fit in much better as an economic adviser for a president.
No we don't want them corrupting this intellectual.
We need this man today now more than ever with everything that’s going on.
Well said.
Our generations take a guy like this as a joke these days. Because we have celebrities now, they dictates all our lifestyle.
So true so true
I agree
💯💯💯💯
88 years old when he did this interview and he is still sharper than anyone in the Democratic party
AND the Republican Party as well.
Unbelievable. I wouldn't have put him a day past 60. He looks great.
@@gayleearnhart8597 I was just going to write that!
Thats not a very high bar...
ESPECIALLY Biden 😬
Sowell is an American hero. I wish I'd known of him 20 years ago.
20 years ago? It would be a privilege to spend a half hour with Dr Sowell now
I did. I read some of his books. I have recommended him to people ever since
I remember reading his columns something like 30+ years ago thinking: who is this guy!? I started buying his books in the mid-90's and he is a hero of mine for sure. Shout out to Milton Friedman too.
tolpacourt I feel blessed with his paper columns as a kid. He was a big influence to me.
armstrong2052 I read his columns in the NY Post. His profile pic was so scowly. Nice to see him smile. He is a national treasure.
this guy actually grew up in the actual systemic racism era of jim crow
@So Called Black Man He's denying systemic racism. Not all racism.
@@kleingruznave1668 Oh so I should beleieve racist inviduals exist but not in government and business?
m mirreh Exactly these racism deniers require you to believe that although people can be racist on an individual level, although people can have personal biases, and although those people could be in positions of influence, because of “muh American exceptionalism” all those biases and prejudices go out the window when those people go about their every day lives
@Too Cool For Cardi You're projecting a bit too much there. Not once did he say anything hateful or spiteful, rather more thoughtful and articulate. He knows what he's talking about while you accuse him of being in denial and having self-hatred and apathy. You might need to have some self-reflection and ask yourself if you're the things you accuse him of.
@Too Cool For Cardi hey learn better
Thomas Sowell doesnt get celebrated like he should
he is slowly. He even got a shout out from Killer mike
@@devanshepard9118 good to hear cuz he deserves it
Of course not! Hollyweird is towards the left!
It's because he doesn't fit the stereotype.
God, I wonder why.....seems like only leftist blacks are the righteous ones, eh?
I'm reading the 800-page tome that is Basic Economics right now. Every page blows my mind and then I have to go back and re-read the entire chapter to make sense of it all. The section on minimum wage has the most knowledge-bombs that I've ever seen dropped on socialist economics in print-form in my life.
It's a great book. It opened my eyes. it should be required reading for everyone at every level of government.
I got the book. I better start reading it
Edvin1011 Minimum wages don't raise average incomes. Spare us your insults, you uninformed dolt.
Does is happen to mention 'The Iron Law' of wage economics?
Minimum wage eliminates business models that rely on cheap and ineffective labor as they drive up prices. I do not understand why Dr. Sowell puts so much emphasis on it always being bad as he is also insisting there be utmost education for all (plus disciplining of those who are disrupting and dragging others down) because if this is the case, then there is in fact more economic growth as new technologies and business models grow much quicker. The same goes for regulations and regulatory prevention e.g. of excessive rental or housing prices - of course these must be temporary and be reviewed regularly ut there are way too many market defects that are often created on purpose and there is the possibility to curb this so why not do it? Particularly when so much accurate monitoring and analyzing technology stands ready.
Sowell is a national treasure. His eventual passing will be a tremendous blow to the intellectual vitality of the country.
I doubt his death will even get reported on in mainstream media.
+Mario mario racist hater
I agree
John Welden CNN won't he's too great for their fake garbage.
Absolutely spot on.
It’s a crime that I had to find out about this person AFTER college.
I majored in Afro-American studies at a top research university...20 yes ago...and sadly never heard of him until now.
I’m not saying you have to be a conservative you just have to be willing to listen to those who are older and wiser
@@axidhaus 100p/c, older people are underrated and young ppl are overrated
This man is probably the only time I would agree for cloning.
Ha ha,Good one !
The soul can’t be cloned. You’d end up with a body with no mind ...a.k.a. a liberal Sowell 🤣🤣
The only thing I disagree with, is the time limit of the interview.
Lol
Attention span is shrinking. But some subjects are worth the time.
ABSOLUTELY
The full interview was twice as long! It's available on the channel as well.
Honestly if any real open minded centre to left could spend a real day with economist or true conservative the world would be a better place.
This guy is 87!? My god if I'm this sharp when I hit that age I'll be a happy man.
Ben Allen I wish I was that sharp right now.
He has won at life
You should capitalize the "G" in God you moron.
If I'm that sharp tomorrow my entire family will wonder what is happening.
You don't get dumber with age, you're just a dummy that's old
This is one wise man. He should be revered by the black community and all communities
Any community
Nahh who need this man when you have ice cube, lebron, jay z, beyonce and all the rappers and celebrities.Guys like Thomas and larry are the uncle tom's to the black community.
Truth is fiction nowadays.
Why do blacks not like him
MiximusRider because he doesn’t toe the party line. He has his own opinion so that makes him an Uncle Tom.
@@kevinchester6721 Sowell doesn't address actual current legitimate race grievances! Instead, he always implies that white racism plays no roll at all in Black failures. That's why. Many Blacks consider him to be just a paid sellout!
Thomas Sowell is brilliant. He has such wisdom and common sense. The world would be a softer and far better place if more people listened to him!!
Wow, I just checked his age because I thought his voice sounded like Gil Scot Heron. Thomas Sowell is 87! born 1930, he looks great and sounds sharp.
kilois1000grams Wow that's really amazing, I would never have guessed that he is 80+
damn… keeping your brain busy makes you seem younger
kilois1000grams curiously enough retirement increases the likelihood of brain degenerative diseases. Look at Morgan Freeman, Tony Bennett and Michael Caine. When you keep your mind busy and active it not only increases your lifespan but also keeps you sharp. Its unfortunate that so many still believe in retirement today cuz all it is is waiting to die for 10-15 years
Wow, he could pass for being in his late 60s, he looks really well and more importantly his mind is sharp.
87? Are you sure??
This man is an intellectual juggernaut and he does not get the attention he deserves, especially given the current discourse.
“People can’t be knowledgeable about everything, but they can at least be knowledgeable about the extent of their own ignorance”
Warren Buffet calls it the “circle of competence” there’s a reason all the most successful people surround themselves with other smart people
Can they? You do not know what you do not know.
It is ignorant to expect the ignorant to know they are ignorant.
@@keycuz appreciating a quality as amorphous as intellect is a subtly challenging thing to do. That extends as far as one's own intellect goes. Often we do not even know how intelligent we are. So to expect to be able to quantify intellect in others is foolishly optimistic.
Socrates/Pythia/oracles of Delphi - those olde worlde Greeks knew how important the exact same thing was and had that very prominent story about it.
Ironically it’s not that we don’t know this stuff as a society, it’s all been known for years, it’s just that much of society is driven by incentives relating to power and control, not by incentives by knowing the deepest truth available to us
Frustrating
He's been railing against progressive idiocy for decades now. He's gotta be so frustrated
I agree, it's too bad the media pushed him down the totem pole. I've argued for the wrongs of the MSM for a long time. One of the reasons being that people like him are suppressed by the media. He should be known to the main stream.
He has attempted to derail much more than that with little fact and lots of cherry picking. He is the white conservatives token black. They look at him as if “finally a smart negro man, I wish all of your people thought like this” and he is compliant.
Its very easy to understand, Thomas Sowell Black Bad, Snoop Dogg Black Good. Its a value system inculcated into the Black Community by the Democratic Party, They enslave themselves now.
I've only been doing it for a week and I am exhausted af.
Germanikolaas Absolute dude the democratic party is not competent enough to do anything like that.... delusional. thomas sowell is taken seriously bc he speaks nonsense
He is now nearly 90 years old and still has his wits about him and continues to teach and write books. If I make it to that age I hope i will be able to mash my peas enough so I can swallow them.
When he was younger he was a beast to debate against. The debate he did in 1981 was amazing.
harddobe do you have a link to that 1981 debate?
He’s a Marine and well educated, he made it happen.
This genius will only be recognized for his wisdom once he has passed.
He's being recognized right now by people like you. Its up to us to spread his knowledge where we can.
More likely, his memory will be cast down the memory hole.
Im in my mid 20s and I recently brought up Thomas Sowell in conversation with some close friends for the first time. They all already knew who he was. I think the left will definitely cover up him and others like Larry Elder, Coleman Hughes, etc because they disprove the radical leftist narrative. But I found this video from the UA-cam algorithm. I can only hope other young people are doing the same.
I literally can't stop smiling watching this absolute gem of a man. I love him
Oh cool, a Dave Rubin video. I wonder who his gue...HOLY SHIT ITS THOMAS SOWELL *smashes play*
Jake Hoffman you really just need to click or tap it. Smashing whatever you are using is a bad idea
"He beat me senseless with facts." Excellent way of putting it Dave.
Probably a bunch of cherry picked facts. Larry Elder and Ben Shapiro are notorious for that.
He beat me senseless with LOGIC and FACTS
Troy Longo you won’t know unless you watch
@@troylongo3099 when you are promoting an argument why wouldn't you use the facts that agree with your stance?
“People can’t be knowledgeable about everything, but they can be knowledgeable enough to the extent of their own ignorance”
What a quote right. Powerful
Articulate, factual, balanced - everything the current debate on discrimination isn't. The man is a national treasure and a global asset.
Yeah, it makes you feel better that a black man can say everything you think. Sowell made a career of that.
@@DylanInBaja I actually read his books "Intellectuals and Society" "A Conflict of Visions" and "Basic Economics" and learned a lot. His books shaped how I think. He does a lot of original research and makes original arguments. Thomas Sowell isn't just some token black guy that parrots white writers if that's what you're implying.
It's so depressing to think that after a life time of work Thomas Sowell is going to die in an America that's even more broken than we he started.
I think people are listening to Sowell more than ever now, because more and more we are seeing how right he is.
Sainte Jeanne d'Arc what people ?
I have to agree. Why do you think this is the case?
That may be, but it's still too bad that he wasn't listened to closer before.
Only white people have this type of nostalgia.
Dave's one hour with this gentleman is not enough and I regret not having more time.
However, just one hour sparks hope for the US, that we may yet find our way out of this cultural and economic nightmare!
I will always be a Sowell man. God Bless this man, may he live another 50 years
I severely wish everyone had the common sense that Mr.Sowell has
"You don't need a committee...it's econ one, in the first two weeks." Love it!!
@ 19:15
*"People can't be knowledgeable about everything. But they can be knowledgeable about the extent of their own ignorance..."*
*Woah... :o*
Timothy Miller Yep, this quote is pure gold.
Timothy Miller en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_that_I_know_nothing
Concept is old as shit. Not to discount the value of Sowell saying it, but you can be damn sure he got it from that ancient source. Read read read.
Christopher Fowler
It's not quite the same though. Related, but not equivalent.
One is a generalization, meaning that you can't know anything with absolute certainty, and the other means you must know what exactly you don't know with any certainty at all.
"The ancient Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks, this is because of all the Greeks, I know that I know nothing"
It is one of my favorite quotes from Sowell "...it takes considerable knowledge to realize the extent of your own ignorance." That quote is from one of his opinion pieces back in the 90s...really good article:
www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell081798.html
Such a brilliant, educated, reasonable man.. And actually helping the black community, to the actual facts of what's going on.
He has put sense and wisdom into his thoughts and ideas. He is a fantastic example of a great man; calm, collected, cohesive
“Groups that rose from poverty to prosperity seldom did so by having their own racial or ethnic leaders to follow.” - Thomas Sowell
May God bless this man
May your imaginary deity bless you with the power to kick religion out of your life
I don't even have to listen to this. Anything that Dr Thomas Sowell has to say is pure gold to me. So intelligent. So insightful. So maligned by the MSM. He is an intellectual rock star. Thank you Dr Sowell!!!
Why is Thomas Sowell not a household name. I've been aware of him since the 1970s. I identified as a leftist for years, but he opened my mind to much I'd never thought possible. I still love to hear him speak.
Wonderful, classy, a true example to us all. Thanks Dr. Sowell
these are the type of discussions and dialogue that we NEED to be having at the moment. Unbelievable events happening right now regarding these topics.
My introduction to Dr. Sowell was "Basic Economics," which was required reading. His explanation of Russian economics absolutely blew my mind and gave me a better understanding of how and why that country's economy failed. I went on to further reading of his books, not to better understand economics, which I did, but to better understand the man and his outlook on this country and the wider world. My take away - not only is he absolutely brilliant but his books scream "common sense." He has held my respect for many years and I wish him many more.
A public treasure. He is smart not because he is a black conservative but because he is really smart. He was my dad’s favorite. I am 76 and I read everything he writes and thank you UA-cam for posting these wonderful interviews.
A shame we don't mine the older generations for knowledge like our ancestors did.
My one criticism is that I wish the interview was longer. Thomas Sowell is one of the greatest thinkers alive today. His last point on knowledge was everything!
Dr. Sowell is absolutely one of the best thinkers of our time. Thank you for interviewing him!
I could listen to Thomas Sowell speak forever , such an inspirational person
The most remarkable American mind alive sometimes eclipses the fact that this is a man of supreme virtues: honesty and humility.
This man has such elegance about him
Amen!
Imagine the cognitive dissonance and indoctrination required to dislike this.
This man should be president.
Oh absolutely
He's too smart for that
America would never vote him in... Whites like the way he talks they not voting for him though
He’s too old but I agree he would’ve been.
Intellect and leadership two different attributes Sowell s a thinker not a politician.
When JBP is doing better, I want Rubin to host a conversation between him and Sowell.
I love and miss JBP :( he helped me become a better person
I’d pay to watch that conversation. Such admirable people.
I think this is a fucking great idea! I feel like they agree on a lot but it would be interesting to see where any disagreenents might be
I would pay money to watch that
And larry elder there too
I know what he means by hopelessness of being on public assistance. I felt like shit because I had no purpose. I now have a job watering plants for $11/hr at The Home Depot and feel hopeful, like I have a path forward. I have a goal to get into shape so I can join my local Sheriff's office. It's cliché but I want to help people and the pay is great too.
Joe Blow That's how I remember feeling going to public schools.
Go Joe! I think I know what you mean and how you felt. Thanks.
People should feel that way while on assistance because it was never meant to sustain life and be permanent. Assistance should be used as a supplement while you better your life. Congrats to you! I was on assistance as well I know the feeling.
Like the song says "everybody needs somebody sometimes" cheers bud and good for you,I hope you're still crushing it.
Joe, you become a cop?
I enjoyed this discussion but I wanted to compliment whoever did the lighting. Both speaker's look great, very dimensional. Excellent lighting and videography.
Thank you, David, for having Thomas on as your guest. Thomas Sowell is pure genius. He was once a liberal but red-pilled when he realized how the democrats were destroying inner cities. Great guy and love listening to his rational discussions and how he breaks down truth over hyperbole.
Rupblicans - passed a law, and you are free to live as a free person.
Democrats- you are free as long as you live like us. Assimilate or get canceled 😞
hmmm...
I know nothing of my heritage or language - I am assimilated into America regardless of the origin of my DNA. I do not speak German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Irish, or any other language of my heritage. I speak American English because my lineage gave up a long time before I was born. Probably because it was perceived to be their best chance of survival as an immigrant at that time.
T Sowell is by far my favorite non fiction author he is an absolute gem and despite having many adoring fans he deserves even more. I will miss him dearly like family when he is gone.
56 ppl liked this so much they had to turn the screen upside down to like it again. That is how epic Sowell is. I have 3 of his books. Basic Economics, Economic Facts & Fallacies, and The Vision of the Anointed.
Basic economics is great, I'm nearly finished with it. It should be required reading for everyone
88 years old and still bright and sharp! Truly amazing! If, Lord willing, I'll live up to that age, I want to be sharp as him.
Even if you don’t agree with what he says, you have to admit, the man makes a solid, compelling, logical argument. I wish discussions about race relations and political affiliation could be civil as this discussion.
Too bad antifa and brainwashed leftists doesn't like to listen.
I wish same =)
Wow...I enjoyed listening to him and his views. It’s crazy how he has seen these legendary revolutions in history and people call him an Uncle Tom. It’s a lack of respect and they shame their own history when they do that. He’s been alive almost a century and has wisdom as good as gold for my generation. How are you gonna say that his insight into historical events is wrong or skewed when us younger people in this country( no matter your skin color) can never even imagine what those times were really like ? We don’t know what oppression was like back then (REAL oppression where you were segregated, not allowed to go to a specific school, etc) that wouldn’t fly today . We can’t imagine it in our world of freedom and we don’t realize how lucky we are to be here in time where having freedoms to achieve our goals is only our OWN responsibility. AND he was on the wrong side of history at that. America has always and will always be a a great place for those who work hard. The world is never perfect, but this protest over Floyd cannot hold a candle to what the civil rights movement was, I imagine . It’s a joke to say otherwise , really. This wonderful man right here is a black man and he managed to make himself something during a very cruel time in the world and it’s inspirational to this 18 year-old Latina college student. The color of your skin is not a predetermined failure in life. people want to complain today about any little inconvenience when it serves them. They take out their phones and it’ll be done a week later lol. So much violence and ignorance that’s always replied with “ go eduCaTe yoUrsElf . ” I have seen democratic ideology in my neighborhoods and it has done nothing but corrupt the lives of those who let anger and the victim mentality eat away at them. I’m not a republican but it gives me a wake up call to never listen to politicians whose only agenda is to fill their pockets. It might be most but I have hope there are good ones out there waiting to be heard .
Great interview with a great man.
His arguments seem completely illogical to me.
A thoroughly decent, thoughtful and honest man. An asset to the USA.
spot light Did you know that Nigerians have a higher average income than whites in America? They are still black, yet they have over come racism.
Did you know that all Asians, or any type, out earn whites by a significant amount? They are still minorities, yet they have risen above any racism possibly affecting them.
Did you know that there are pockets of black communities that are rich as whites, sometimes even Asians, specifically because they never received welfare? They have risen above everything.
The only denominator of black poverty is welfare dependence, not racism. This dependence is pushed by the same party that literally brought slavery to America, invented the KKK, and inspired the nazis- how do you know that this same political party didn’t just find another way to enslave blacks, via welfare dependence?
@spot light Dr. TS is one of the great mind in America. Young people whose parents are Nigerian in America has the highest high school graduation rates in the city I used live in and I've seen them make more than whites averagely after graduation from college. Racism is not as prevalence as you believed. There are ethnic discrimination in most parts of the world. Black Americans did better after the civil war up till the 60s whenever LBJ give us war against poverty. Blacks who works for the DNC are the race hustlers you need to be worried about and I won't mention their names.
spot light Sure there are grievances. Like how bandaids don’t match black peoples skin, or how white kids like to dress up as Indians for halloween.
Thing is, you don’t realize the fact that if any groups of minorities are able to make it to the top, (according to averages) even if they are legal immigrants who are “special”, shows that race isn’t the factor in success anymore. Meanwhile, single motherhood correlates very well with poverty, and the _average_ black single motherhood rate is 75%. (Compared to 25% whites) Keep in mind, single motherhood is directly subsidized by the government via welfare. (Intentionally or unintentionally, you decide) This keeps blacks from succeeding, due to the fact that they are getting horrible upbringings and horrible parents.
And one more thing- racism, where the perpetrator is some individual citizen, especially when it is almost universally frowned upon, is nothing compared to government mandated, institutionalized racism- such as diversity hiring quotas, affirmative action in higher education, and (this one isn’t government mandated, yet) the idea in many politician’s heads that it’s a good thing that whites are being demographically replaced in a country their ancestors founded.
Dr. Thomas Sowel's name will never be forgotten. What an absolute genius and legend.
I’m 34 and ever since a small boy I’ve watched the welfare state slowly destroy people and their communities 🇬🇧
I hope Dr. Thomas Sowell and his wisdom stay with us on this Earth for a long time. May he live well over 100.
Really impressed you got Sowell on the show, we need his insight now more than ever!
He's been on here multiple times, and has talked at length on his books.
"if this, then that" vs "the world ought to be". Loved that phrase!
Who’s here during the stupid looting?
The criminal looting
The domestic terrorism
Me
The brainwashing
The inevitable programmed response by the 'useful idiots' after a lifetime of ideological subversion.
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Was just lucky; clicked Rubin's page 12 minutes after he posted the video yesterday and 53 minutes after he posted it today. I don't even subscribe :O - Love Sowell.
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Thomas Sowell, almost 90, still sharp as a tack and takes to New Media like a duck to water. Best timeline lads.
I freaking love Thomas Sowell and the fact that Rubin is interviewing him. Amazing. I just wish more people would take the time to listen and learn from this brilliant man.
Mr. Thomas Sowell is on the short list of people that I would like to have lunch with and talk about the world.
Love listening to the wisdom of this man. Currently reading his book “The Quest for Cosmic Justice.” It’s such a great and relevant read.
Thomas Sowell = Captain Obvious Brilliance
Next guest to bug Dave about- Ron Paul! All aboard the hype train, toot toot
Lump lumpson walter wilams would be great as well.
Yes!
I think Dr Cornel West would be good to hear immediately after Sowell, both African American geniuses but with some very different ideas.
Ive been saying ron paul since 2015
Yes please, do get Ron Paul on!
This guy should’ve been the first black president or A president.
If he showed the slightest interest in political office, he wouldnt have survived the 90's.
A great thinker, a great scholar, a great philosopher. But a President, I don't think so. President Trump is the benchmark of a great leader of a country. He gets the job done, either himself or delegates others to do it, or they are gone.
@aifoS Films; Oh, he was selected as "Ya'llls 1st Black President symbolic," 😏 in spirit because even after research findings of Dr. Joy DeGruy, Dr. Amos Wilson, & the ABPSi, ya'll's boy Barry Sotoero still talked that RSW rhetoric "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" BS.
I watched this video when it was first posted and was totally impressed. It's a shame this man isn't a household name. Everyone I know has never heard of him.
Dr Sowell, the smartest man in America!
Fury-2- Neon was going to say Jordan b Peterson, then I remember he is Canadian
Dr Sowell was the smart man on the continent when Jordan Peterson was a kid. Dr Peterson is this generation's man crying for reason in the wilderness of the irrational, which is what Dr Sowell and Dr Walter Williams were for the 1970's, 80's, and 90's. Dr Sowell and Dr Williams are both doing quite well for being in their late 80's.
Absolutely not, his quality is far more important, zero bullshit honest analysis backed by data. Plenty of smarter people, but they're agenda driven distorters.
@spot light big facts. Thomas Sowell is just dancing around the truth
@spot light i just watched the video. Ive always known by the propaganda this man spews that he was only dong it for a white audience. Have you seen his butter buscuit ass on the Rubin Report, just disgusting !
Vouchers. I used to be against them. I changed my mind when I started to pay more attention to what was going on in the public schools.
We are blessed...Thomas Sowell is a gift from God. How fortunate we are.
It never gets old to listen to a man as great as Thomas Sowell. I'm truly thankful I live in the same time as he, even if the government won't ever listen to him!
I’ve never heard his voice until I watched this video. In my head, when I read his quotes he sounded kinda like Morgan Freeman.
Turns out he’s Sylvester Stallone.
This conversation was soo good that it felt very short. We need more!
TheAnubite It was so unbearable for me. Incredibly uncomfortable.
Tavon Hawkins how
This man has a superb mind. I wish I'd heard of him at university
Hope somebody of his caliber will continue the cultural battle. We need brilliant men like Dr Thomas Sowell.
I love Thomas Sowell so much, he is without a doubt one of the greatest human beings of all time!!!
Thank you so much for doing this. Any other interview with Dr. Sowell has just been over podcast/radio and rarely in person so this was a treat!
zero_consequences I’ll have to check out the podcast interviews. If you’re not kidding, apparently you haven’t searched his name on UA-cam.
He's done a lot of interviews over the phone recently (Shapiro, Crowder etc), and on syndicated broadcast way back in the day but I don't know of anything recent he's done in person. He seems a very private person.
Hes done a few on the "liberty pen" youtube channel in recent years which id recommend, but I think he's just too old these days to be flying all over the country to be doing big interviews. He just wants to take a step back and enjoy his twilight years I think
zero_consequences he’s been on the news, continues to write, and accepts interviews. And He’s all over UA-cam!
This is a very recent interview!
I just love Thomas Sowell’s wisdom, I could listen to him all day, he should run for President!!!!!!!
I wish more black conservative would step forward. Come to think of it, I wish more conservative of every persuasion would step forward.
@akakiashi i don't disagree with that. or libertarian which is where i feel i fall.
Candace Owens, Brandon Tatum, Bryson Gray, Larry Elder, Shelby Steele....
Im a black conservative and its really hard for me to express my point of view to people including my family ... so I stay quiet for the most part
I still think that Crowder wins, because he got his Sowell segment published first, but massive appreciation for both of you for interviewing Sowell.
Smiling Archer comparing Crowder's segment to Rubin's is like comparing one-pump chump to marathon man. Just because chump finished first, doesn't make him the winner.
I noticed that, too. But I think that when Crowder got Sowell, it was by phone and was an impromptu interview that didn't have a ton of planning. He said as much in his intro to the interview even though he said he had always wanted to interview Sowell. I wonder if Crowder heard about Rubin's then-future interview and didn't want to be outdone. He did work at Fox after all and that was always their strategy. I would much rather watch an in-person interview than I would listen to a telephone interview. It's weird to watch someone so brilliant as Sowell being interviewed by a comedian. I watch Crowder for laughs, not interviews with economists. I watch Rubin when I want to watch interviews with economists.
I like Crowder's show - the first to market thing just struck me as funny. His phone interview got me looking for other interviews that Sowell has done - found a few short phone interviews to listen to. But, I'm really happy Dave sat down for the full monty. It's crazy to watch Sowell's old 1980's TV appearances on Firing Line and then to realize, without Dave, there'd be no-one doing similar here in 2018. Make TV Great Again?
Corey Harding, we'd just need someone to have a distinctive voice like WFB.
Shapiro did it before both of them.
The greatest living public intellectual.
That is not really saying much. The public sphere is dominated mainly by sophists and pseudo intellectuals on the left and right
Love this guy, one the greatest minds of our time, hope he will live forever
Love listening to this man. He is a brilliant mind and a good soul. God bless him.
I am about to graduate with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from decent state school. Even in a damned engineering department, somewhere you would think would be no nonsense and straight forward, we have a professor who has been employed since 1995, consistently gets poor class reviews from students, and goes out of his way to stick it to the administration and just do the bare minimum.
I took his class on computational methods and I felt robbed. Didn't learn anything, class was a farce. At the end of the semester he tried to give everyone in the class an "incomplete" if they didn't have a homework assignment turned in and when there was a FERPA issue that someone filed against him (which was a justified issue) he stopped showing up to class.
This man makes 85,000 dollars a year. So yeah, can confirm we got a serious issue going on.
WARLOCH24 I can relate.
He just needs higher pay
As a teacher, I agree, it's ridiculous how bad teachers are not fired and unions make excuses for them, even management. I'm trying now to find the statistic that I once read about UK teachers, that only ten had been expelled from one of the unions since the 1950s or something like that!
We need a million more Mr. Sowell's in the U.S.
When the facts don't fit a person's narrative they just dismiss it
Amazing how true I’ve found this to be
That’s true but I’m still trying to find out where his dismissed systemic racism ... this is just clickbait
I really have only recently started listening to and reading the works of Thomas Sowell! I find him to be the most intelligent man on so many different things! We need people like him speaking out more often and louder!