TGS Live: Thomas Sowell, Clarence & Condi, and Black MAGA

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Oct 27, 2025

At a recent conference, Thomas Sowell's legacy took center stage, highlighting his influence on contemporary thinkers. Actors and creators like Clifton Duncan shared their projects inspired by Sowell. The discussion also tackled the unexpected support among some Black Americans for Trump's actions to combat crime, as well as their perceptions of illegal immigration's impact on jobs. Delving into the media's portrayal of these narratives, the conversation underscored the importance of amplifying true community voices over mainstream narratives.

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INSIGHT

Violence Within The Community Is The Central Threat

Glenn Loury argues that intra-community violence, not police violence, has been the main threat to Black lives.
He says protests over police brutality ignored the everyday loss of life from Black-on-Black violence and its impact on urban quality of life.

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Trump Exposed Narrative Vulnerabilities

Loury claims the Black Lives Matter narrative was always vulnerable because it emphasized police over everyday thuggery.
He contends that Trump's rise exposed weaknesses in that narrative and shifted some Black opinions.

ANECDOTE

Resident Praises National Guard For Restoring Safety

A woman describes feeling safer after National Guard deployment in Memphis, with no gunshots and kids playing.
She credits the presence of federal forces for restoring safety to her neighborhood.

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In this edition of TGS Live, I talk about the events of the conference, my contribution, and one of the ideas informing my new book project. The conference honored the past accomplishments of Thomas Sowell, but it also pointed to the future. I heard the effects of Sowell’s writing and thinking coursing through vital new work, I met the two young winners of an essay contest about Sowell’s ideas, and I sat in on a conversation between Rice and Thomas that would stun their progressive critics.

And speaking of the future, the actor-writer Clifton Duncan, who is working on a one-man show about Sowell’s life and work, came to the conference as well. He dropped into the stream to talk about what he saw and to let us know how his work in progress is shaping up.

From there, it's on to politics. Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to American cities may anger his detractors, but crime disproportionately affects black Americans, and some of them are saying they like what they’re seeing from Trump’s actions. Given the broad perception that illegal immigration is bad for black workers, it makes perfect sense that some of them are throwing their support behind Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.

We look over some pro-Trump clips from black content creators, and I note that market demand will incentivize the creation of supply. As long as Black MAGA remains a source of fascination for supporters, detractors, and the agnostic, creators will supply the market in search of clicks. It’s hard to say whether those creators are truly as dedicated to the cause as they seem, but they’re going to be here as long as people keep watching.

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