The Vision of the Anointed, 9780465089956
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Elites’ vision, divorced from reality, wreaks havoc on society.

The Vision of the Anointed

self-congratulation as a basis for social policy

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    320 pages

  • Release Date

    27 June 1996

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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
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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Critics Review

“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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