![]() ![]() For some reason or other, they absolutely refuse to accommodate themselves to any kind of decent, civilized life. They can’t or won’t hold a job, they flout the law constantly and neglect their children, they drink too much and their moral standards would shame an alley cat. These people are creating a terrible problem in our cities. ![]() Sowell’s first essay, which shares the book’s title, begins with this provocative quote: Part VI – History versus Visions “Black Rednecks and White Liberals” Part V – Black Education: Achievements, Myths, and Tragedies Part I – Black Rednecks and White Liberals The book offers a helpful corrective to a progressive vision of racism, justice, and government, but it occasionally provides an over-correction, occasionally leaning too heavily on a conservative narrative that downplays the effects of systemic injustice or the possibility government solutions. His book Black Rednecks and White Liberals is a collection of essays examining questions of race, ethnicity, and culture from Sowell’s characteristically conservative perspective. Thomas Sowell is an economist at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute. ![]()
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