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The Vision of the Anointed

Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy

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The Vision of the Anointed

By: Thomas Sowell
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Thomas Sowell's provocative critique of liberalism's failures

The Vision of the Anointed is a devastating critique of the mindset behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Thomas Sowell sees what has happened not as a series of isolated mistakes, but as a logical consequence of a vision whose defects have led to disasters in education, crime, family disintegration, and other social pathology. In this book, "politically correct" theory is repeatedly confronted with facts-and sharp contradictions between the two are explained in terms of a whole set of self-congratulatory assumptions held by political and intellectual elites. These elites-the anointed-often consider themselves "thinking people," but much of what they call thinking turns out, on examination, to be rhetorical assertion, followed by evasions of mounting evidence against those assertions.

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Having been written in the late 20th century, this book shines a floodlight of insight into understanding contemporary America in 2023. Sowell is brilliant.

Every paragraph hits a nail right on the head

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This book was well written and delivered. I fully recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

Great read.

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book came out 1995. things are worse and even more so if the problems he listed out. the fact this man doesn't just say "toldjaso" in every interview shows his grace.
I recommend Sowell to everyone always. if they want more info, likely Sowell has write about it. read it.

as usual Sowell told us so..

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A thoughtful and thorough explanation of the importance of reality versus perceived truths. This book is an utterly relevant read.

Timeless Wisdom

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I realize I was taught a variety of inaccurate “facts” in high school and college so TS’s research is appreciated. It leads the reader to reevaluate policy. Great read!

Eye-opening

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I cannot recommend this book enough, as it totally dismantles leftist ideology. Sowell is brazen in his approach and totally unapologetic in his criticisms of the myopia of ideologues, and uses facts and statistics to devastate their position. If you are a "not left" of any ilk, this is the book for you. If you are a leftist, and want to read the best thing the opposition has to offer; this is also the book for you.

The narrator is solid. No complaints here.

The Most Excoriating Polemic of the Left Ever

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I cannot overstate the importance of this book! I plan on reading as many of his books as I can get my hands on.

One of the best books I have read

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There are not enough superlatives to use for Thomas Sowells writings. What a great American thinker. He is a national treasure and he gives me hope for our country.

I wish I could get Sowells books to everyone.

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Sowell dismantles the thinking of the expert class who refuse to acknowledge the damage of their preferred policies.

Sowell is the greatest mind of our time

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This was a terrifically educational book to read and listen to! I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about truth!

Enlightening

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