Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.

Quote by Thomas Sowell

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If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone...

If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

The simplest and most psychologically satisfying explanation of any observed phenomenon is that it happened...

The simplest and most psychologically satisfying explanation of any observed phenomenon is that it happened...

Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it...

Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it...

People used to say, Ignorance is no excuse. Today, ignorance is no problem. After all,...

People used to say, Ignorance is no excuse. Today, ignorance is no problem. After all,...

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly...

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly...

The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is...

The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is...

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives...

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives...

If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to...

If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to...

People who claim that sentencing a murderer to life without the possibility of parole protects...

People who claim that sentencing a murderer to life without the possibility of parole protects...

Not only does the passage of time produce knowledge, it also produces ignorance... As the...

Not only does the passage of time produce knowledge, it also produces ignorance... As the...

It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves thinking people respond automatically to...

It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves thinking people respond automatically to...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding...

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding...

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who...

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who...

The real minimum wage is zero.

The real minimum wage is zero.

Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn...

Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn...

If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be...

If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be...

Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the...

Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the...