What I like about Sowell’s books and essays is that they serve to expose the bane of politics and politicians: ie: the law of unintended consequences that so often causes a pesky reality to come crashing down on their grand utopian schemes.

I have one small request of you before you get too wound up about fighting for justice and effecting real change: please read one or more books by Thomas Sowell. I guarantee you’ll find them fascinating reading — full of insightful analysis of real world political and sociological and economic scenarios, and chock-a-block with common sense conclusions.

Any one will do, but I personally recommend “Is Reality Optional?” (1993), “Compassion versus Guilt” (1987), or “Economic Facts and Fallacies” (2008)

If you approach them with an open mind, you’ll discover that, when it comes to people and politics, things are not always as black and white as they appear at first blush, and that definitive answers to huge, complex public policy questions such as healthcare are rarely delivered by politicians during speaking engagements, if at all.

Hell, after a year of trying, Obama can’t even clearly explain how he’s going to insure all those people you’re referring to.