Ever Wonder Why?
And Other Controversial Essays

Love reading Sowell's columns and happy to come across this collection of his works. Even though it's a bit dated from the current events from when he put it out, the lessons are still as relevant as ever. I really appreciate his arguments and historical perspective of how not only politics and gove......more

This collection of Thomas Sowell’s columns is insightful but nevertheless a bit of a disappointment after the brilliance of The Vision of the Anointed. Sowell sticks to classic conservative premises which he reuses over and over again in these short essays. While they would make good articles in a m......more

كتاب جيد ، يجعلك تفكر في أشياء كنت تفهمها بطريقة سيئة جراء التسطيح الإعلامي لهذه المواضيع ، جراء هيمنة اليساريين على الإعلام و تضليلهم بإستعمالهم مصطلحات مثل الحرية و المساواة و العدل . غير أن الكاتب في رأيي شوفيني أكثر من اللازم و كلما تعلق الأمر بمن هم ليسو أمريكيين فالكاتب مع أمريكا ظالمة أو مظلوم......more

Full of his conclusions; his other books have the data. Thomas Sowell never fails those who look for data, rather than assumptions, to support his arguments. It’s only worth engaging with others on race, inequality, education, and economics when they have actually read Sowell, rather than merely dism......more