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Thomas 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.

© 2022 Tantor Media (Hljóðbók): 9781666197600

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Hljóðbók: 27 september 2022

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