I finished Vision of the Annointed by Thomas Sowell last month, and the book (written in 95) was his takedown of academic elites on many topics. One area he discussed was sex ed and questioned the obsession with discussing sex with children as young as kindergarten or discussing homosexuality with kids. Most of my life I’ve lived in Oklahoma or Texas in pretty red/Christian areas so my sex ed in 5th grade was slightly more than “boys have a penis and girls have a vagina”. I didn’t realize the heavy push for that was going on in the 90s but I guess in more left wing areas it was, plus he has been in academic circles for decades so o guess he has seen a lot of wild theories pushed.
One of my favorite lines from the book is “there is plenty of talk about the haves and have nots, but very little discussion about the doers and do nots”
Is there a refusal to push him? He seems pretty universally liked in right wing circles by the people who actually know his work.
Probably because they don’t wanna get accused of tokenism
I first heard about him either through Larry Elder or Milton Friedman. I remember reading that he isn’t big on debating so that may be a reason. Also, I think Reagan offered him the Head of Dept of Education job but he turned it down
As a little kid I was a big fan (for as much as I could understand politics ). Got to see him speak when I was 8 as well. I guess I’ve been hesitant to re-examine him too closely because I was such a big fan at one point
Because Sowell is a well thought out man who writes books.
Most people on the Right are more interested in fuming and being angry, rather than sitting down and grappling with deep thoughts about society and the ramifications of its change.
So that's why all the people pushed by the Right are easily memeable, both through quips and actions, and talking heads instead of wordsmiths. Its easier to watch a Tucker segment, be angry, rant about it, and then keep going on.