As far as beefy book titles go, sowell's "The Vision of the Anointed: Self-congratulation as the basis of social policy" is Grade-A trash-talk. I wonder what a good liberal counter-title would be? 🤔
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Hmm. "The Martyrdom of Abdication: Abandonment as the basis of social darwinism"
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Good conservative writing fits my definition of cynicism.
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Cynicism: never being wrong by never being interesting
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Huh, Amazon says I bought this book in 2001. I must have sold it because I don't think I have it anymore.
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I don't recall finishing it, though I did start it. Sowell seems to be a rite of passage for young people trying to form a mental model of conservatism. Interesting that Sowell being black plays a role in that, since it eliminates certain expectations of suspect bias.
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