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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 27 Dec 2016

    Sorry to see my friend, the brilliant Tom Sowell, end his column - but at 86, he has earned his rest!http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/27/farewell_132647.html …

    10:12 PM - 27 Dec 2016
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      2. Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama‏ @teleskiguy 27 Dec 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Good riddance. Sowell happily contributed to the divisiveness, apathy, and contempt for the "other" that we see in the U.S. today.

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      3. Ruben Ramalho‏ @RubenRamalho1 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @teleskiguy @sapinker

        Really?How?

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      1. Luke Lindsley‏ @lukelindsleycom 27 Dec 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @RealClearNews

        never liked his politics but always enjoyed reading his work because they challenged my beliefs. Sad to see him go

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      1. Andrew Skretvedt‏ @andronicus 28 Dec 2016
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        Ah *whew*, with all the recent obits, here I thought he died! No, no, just retired. I can breathe again. How's Walter E. Williams?

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      1. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲‏ @GrayConnolly 27 Dec 2016
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        @CHSommers @RealClearNews Thomas Sowell retiring is the worst media event of 2016 if not the decade

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      1. Chris Windham‏ @Cwindham97Chris 28 Dec 2016
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        @jordanbpeterson sowell is awesome and a brilliant. A free market believer and never made excuses for people . thats a man .

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      1. GDX (Gregory Coffin)‏ @GDX1776 28 Dec 2016
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        one of the greatest minds; his work in modern society is a play on the saying: lead a man to knowledge, but can't make him think

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      1. Animal Farm!‏ @Truthbias1 27 Dec 2016
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        pic.twitter.com/Rl1FEnCAq7

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      1. ReadySetGo‏ @KingLlewy 28 Dec 2016
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        He changed my mind a few times. I'm thankful.

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      1. JC Cooper‏ @JCCooper12 28 Dec 2016
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        @MattPalumbo12 I'm gonna miss him

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      1. Øyvind Ekelund‏ @Oyvine 28 Dec 2016
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        Suggestions on who might take Sowell's place? There is def a vacuum. So. who?

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      1. (((Uncle Able)))‏ @query523 28 Dec 2016
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        It is worth going without to let Tom play with grandkids.

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      1. Private Property‏ @_iterator 28 Dec 2016
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        I'd love you to see you two have a friendly debate

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      1. Bob‏ @BobGoodworth 28 Dec 2016
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        @jasonrileywsj @RealClearNews As a free market economist he never had to contrive words to fit his expectations

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      1. Jane Thurber‏ @ThurberTeam 28 Dec 2016
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        If Thomas Sowell is 86, then that makes me... Oh Nooooo!

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      1. Dabney‏ @DabneyPierce 28 Dec 2016
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        to a brilliant thinker with an incredible career!🍻 looking forward to seeing some of his photography. @ThomasSowell

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      1. Kevin Gregg‏ @KevinPaulGregg 27 Dec 2016
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        I just hope Mr. Sowell isn't pulling an Andy Rooney in order to get in on this 2016 action.

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