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  • Barbarians Inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays

  • By: Thomas Sowell
  • Narrated by: Leon Nixon
  • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (80 ratings)

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Barbarians Inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays

By: Thomas Sowell
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A collection of essays that discusses such issues as the media, immigration, the minimum wage, and multiculturalism.

©1999 Thomas Sowell (P)2023 Tantor
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Fun stroll through modern era conservative thought

Super fun trying to guess which year each essay was written.

The opinions are as always insightful and incisive, leaving me yelling “right?!” at the audio device more than once.

But honestly, this is not what I need from Dr. Sowell.

I need statistical evidence and analysis from one of the greatest thinkers of the last 80 years; The cool, dispassionate dissection of data that separates the good Doctor from every other right wing blow hard. Works like White Liberals and Black Rednecks that systematically expose cultural and geographical origins and impacts - and the permanence or impermanence thereof.

This was more like listening to your favorite wise old uncle wax philosophical at a barbecue- soundly reasoned, but mostly opinions. Still - it was a treat to sit at Uncle Sowell’s knee for a few hours.

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His everyday musings are genius!

Loved it all! Amazing insights to all things common sense! Thomas Sowell is a national treasure there should be a national non holiday is his name. Haha….

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Great!

Tom is one of the best minds in the world
Every university in the west should make this required reading
If we listen to his words we can get the west back to normal

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All students must read!

If you can only get your child to read one book, make it this collection of wisdom. Thomas Sowell is the Confucius of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Uncommon Sense

Timeless wisdom, his older commentaries still ring true and oddly explain current events. I always enjoy his work.

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Sowell is a great student of history

Sowell is a great student of history and a great educator and this book is one example of that among many.

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A national treasure

Mr Sowell once again writes another great collection of thoughts that are relevant and should be examined in today’s world.

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The Amazing Thomas Sowell

Sowell’s body of work is extraordinary and extensive. This collection is such a refreshing reminder of his timeless wisdom.

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Brutally Honest

It is so comforting to recognize problems and provide a rational solution based on logic and facts

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logic

i did not like the repeated contents, other than that very interesting book. a good economics text. showing people respond to incentives

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