Sowell, Thomas
The Vision of the Anointed: Self Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780465089956
- author:
- Sowell, Thomas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Basic Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1996
- Pages:
- 305
- Dimensions:
- 13.72 x 2.54 x 20.32 centimetres
- Genre:
- Central government policies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
Thomas Sowell's provocative critique of liberalism's failures is presented in The Vision of the Anointed. This book examines the failures of social policies over the past thirty years, tracing the logical consequences of a flawed vision. Sowell confronts "politically correct" theory with facts, highlighting contradictions between the two and the self-congratulatory assumptions of those in power. The author argues that much of what is considered "thinking" among the intellectual elite is actually rhetorical assertion, followed by evasions of mounting evidence. By examining the defects of this vision, Sowell sheds light on the failures in education, crime, family disintegration, and other social pathology. Through a critical analysis of the assumptions held by those in power, Sowell provides a thought-provoking critique of the failures of liberal ideology.
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