5 Books Published by Hoover Institution Press on AALBC — Book Cover Collage
“Trickle Down” Theory and “Tax Cuts for the Rich“
by Thomas SowellHoover Institution Press (Sep 01, 2012)
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This essay unscrambles gross misconceptions that have made rational debates about tax policies virtually impossible for decades.
Ever Wonder Why? And Other Controversial Essays
by Thomas SowellHoover Institution Press (Nov 13, 2006)
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Thomas Sowell takes aim at a range of legal, social, racial, educational, and economic issues in this latest collection of his controversial, never boring, always thought-provoking essays. From "gun control myths" to "mealy mouth media" to "free lunch medicine," Sowell gets to the heart of the matters we all care about with his characteristically unsparing candor.
Controversial Essays (Hoover Institution Press Publication)
by Thomas SowellHoover Institution Press (Sep 01, 2002)
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One of conservatism’s most articulate voices dissects today’s most important economic, racial, political, education, legal, and social issues, sharing his entertaining and thought-provoking insights on a wide range of contentious subjects. —"This book contains an abundance of wisdom on a large number of economic issues." —Mises Review
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays (Hoover Institution Press Publication)
by Thomas SowellHoover Institution Press (Nov 01, 1993)
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Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy to race to education in this collection of controversial essays, and captures his thoughts on politics, race, and common sense with a section at the end for thought-provoking quotes.
Education: Assumptions versus History: Collected Papers (Hoover Institution Press Publication)
by Thomas SowellHoover Institution Press (Nov 01, 1985)
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In the papers collected in Education: Assumptions versus History, Dr. Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities. His imperative is to test the assumptions underlying contemporary educational policies and innovations against the historical and contemporary evidence.