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Thomas Sowell, a renowned economist, social theorist, and political philosopher, has made significant contributions to the field of economics. While his work is widely recognized, it is often overlooked in the context of the UCLA School of Economics, which has been influential in shaping modern econ...

I’m publishing this series of articles to discuss the nuances of the four timeless topics for people and organizations: conflict, change, transformation, and consciousness. You can “follow” me to never miss an article As you might imagine, during the past 50 years, I have been a...

There was quite a bit of hype surrounding this novel when it first came out in 2019. A lot of the buzz came from how the notoriously reclusive Thomas Harris allowed himself to be interviewed to promote the novel. I remember thinking thinking at that time that I’d wait for the paperback. Then, ...

There is something of an obsession among my fellow evangelicals with an economist named Thomas Sowell. I’ve seen his name trotted out all over the place — most recently, Thaddeus Williams’s book Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth calls him “the other S...

Whenever I am asked to share about myself, I always lead with professional — so much of my identity is wrapped up in my career and it’s something I am actively trying to unlearn. My name is Shonique — my friends call me Sho and my family calls me Kim. Don’t ask me why, it&...

Firstly, it is important to establish that Fr. Louis (Thomas Merton) truly understood what Christian mysticism was. Contemplative prayer, according to Merton, is prayer “centered entirely on the presence of God.” Saying again, elsewhere, “Love is our true destiny. We do not find...

Those verses of Christ not present in the New Testament gospels were not in any way associated with anything gnostic during those days. It wasn’t until the entire Gospel of Thomas with all one hundred and fourteen sayings was found along with many other texts in 1945 at Nag Hammadi, Egypt d...

I saw Jeymes Samuel’s The Book of Clarence for a second time this weekend, and there’s so much I could say about the story, the cinematography, the acting performances, the soundtrack, etc… I flat out loved this movie, and think it has all the makings of a classic, but t...

Sonam Sheth of Business Insider has reported that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had a loan of over $250,000 forgiven in 1999 by a wealthy friend in the Healthcare Industry. Thomas did not report this debt forgiveness on any of his “ethics forms.” The reporter did not disclose if ...

Robert Menendez began dating Nadine Arslanian shortly after he “beat” 2015 federal corruption charges in 2017 with a hung jury and the DOJ said it would not try him again. He’d been accused of accepting close to $1 million in gifts and campaign contributions fro...

Caltrans Environmental Senior Planner Jason Roach told the Daily Breeze “The bridge deck received a short-term fix in 2009 with a new polyester concrete overlay. But it’s starting to see cracks. It worked but another polyester overlay is not going to cut it.” The current plans a...

From a Black American perspective, this country has a duplicitous nature, like Thalia and Melpomene, the Greek comedy and tragedy mask. How else can you explain that Thomas Jefferson, our country's third president and "founding father," who claimed "all men are created equal"...

In historical texts, many people have referred to Sally Hemings, who was 14 years old when 44-year-old Thomas Jefferson began a sexual relationship with her as his "concubine" or "mistress." For instance, in 1802, James Callender wrote in a Virginia newspaper that Sally was Jeffe...

Philosopher Thomas Kuhn argued that science is “a series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions” in which “one conceptual world view is replaced by another.” (The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 1962) The longer-lasting, more tranquil per...

It should be said that many data points fall within the realm of the supernatural and that the reliable sources available are statements from relatives and neighbors who, in those years and given the unusual circumstances in which the little boy disappeared, ended up giving more weight to ...

In this article, I will review Thomas Sowell’s most influential (non-academic) books, explain how they helped me change my worldview over several years which was a painful process to go through, how they helped shaped my understanding of economics early on, and suggest an optimal order for rea...

The focus of this book, its thesis, is not that society determines reality in some metaphysical sense. The authors clearly acknowledge that what they are examining exists within the scope of sociology and questions regarding the absolute reality from which all social realities flow is something belo...