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In searching for solutions, there’s no better reference than the great American economist Thomas Sowell. Sowell was born into a family of North Carolina sharecroppers in 1930. He began his ...

The concept of merit has been under attack by the so-called Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement – a movement that ...

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Former Vice President Mike Pence's political advocacy group Advancing American Freedom is sending a letter to Trump Tuesday signed by dozens of conservatives that recommends Sowell, 94 ...

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Thomas Sowell, and Justice Clarence Thomas” as “American heroes.” President Trump is right. Justice Thomas is an American hero. He is the most important judge of the last 100 years.

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Those in attendance agree that black history is really all about personal aggrandizement, not common sacrifice and struggle.