
The Vision of the Anointed
self-congratulation as a basis for social policy
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- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
27 June 1996
Summary
The Vision of the Anointed: How Elites Fail Us
Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mindset behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. He argues that these failures are not isolated mistakes but a logical consequence of a tainted vision, leading to crises in education, crime, and family dynamics, as well as other social pathologies. In this book, he describes how elites, “the anointed,” have replaced facts and rational thinking with rhetorical assertions, t…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780465089956 |
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ISBN-10: | 046508995X |
Author: | Thomas Sowell |
Publisher: | Basic Books |
Imprint: | Basic Books |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 320 |
Release Date: | 27 June 1996 |
Weight: | 268g |
Dimensions: | 202mm x 138mm x 22mm |
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“As always, Sowell’s analysis is well informed and displays a great deal of that increasingly uncommon quality, common sense… In the largest sense, The Vision of the Anointed is a book about the perils of ideology–those dazzling intellectual-moral constructions that seduce the unwary into ignoring the way the world works for the sake of dreams about the way it must.”–Roger Kimball, The American Spectator“Avid conservatives, for whom Sowell is a true-blue intellectual force, will certainly seize upon his analysis for succor.”–Booklist“Mr. Sowell’s eye is sharp, and everyone who has been up against progressive orthodoxy will find his or her own candidate for Most Annoying Liberal Kiss-Off Award.”–Suzanne Garment, Washington Times“This is as compelling an explanation as any for the seemingly disproportionate amount of condescension and politically correct invective that emanates from the liberal side of the political spectrum toward the conservative opposition.”–Scott McConnell, Wall Street Journal
About The Author
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell has taught economics at a number of colleges and universities, including Cornell, University of California Los Angeles, and Amherst. He has published both scholarly and popular articles and books on economics, and is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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