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The Vision of the Anointed

Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy

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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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Great read!

In classic Sowell fashion, a clear and concise look at the liberal progressive effort to transfer power away from the citizens and place in the hands of the government and unelected bureaucrats. A very interesting read.

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Facts matter

Thomas Sowell becomes more prescient by the day…amazing current insights from the last century.

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Understand the Loony Left

I like being able to understand the Looney Left and other overconfident leaders. I just wish that there was some way to reverse the destruction they are bringing that could play out within my lifetime.

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Just the facts, love the facts

Dr. Thomas Sowell is the man, I’m so glad I found out about this guy

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Necessary Reading

This book should be read and discussed in every high school in America. It should be required reading. The principles and concepts explored by Thomas Sowell in The Vison of the Annointed are fundamentals to every political disagreement and conversation occurring in our nation right now.

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A call to think

This book is eye-opening about how bad policies are created from falsely or incorrectly processing data.

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Every paragraph hits a nail right on the head

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

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Great read.

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

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as usual Sowell told us so..

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.

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Timeless Wisdom

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

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