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Equality & Envy

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The Law of Unintended Consequences

The quest for equality has led to a general non-judgmental attitude in society, and anything goes mentality. All groups are nowadays supposed to enjoy equal respect, no matter if they are hoodlums or delinquents on the one hand, or those raised to highest moral standards on the other. Lowering the standards in the public schools may conceal disparities at the moment, but is virtually certain to cause them to be greater in adulthood when you can repair their deficiencies.

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