Sunday, November 16, 2008

Thomas Sowell on Affirmative Action

  • The importance of empirical evidence, not only in a narrow technical sense but as reflected in the broad record of history.
  • The competing basic visions of policy makers, and their role in the interactions of elites versus the ordinary masses.
  • An importance of trade-offs, constraints and incentives in human decision making.
  • The significance of human capital—attitudes, skills, and work.
  • The importance of systemic (orderly, structured) processes for decision-making—from free markets to the rule of law.

More on Thomas Sowell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sowell

Recommended Readinghttp://vulcanhammer.blogspot.com/

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