A Conflict of Visions, (Paperback)

from SamTekoa

Kind of a difficult read. Helpful in understanding political dialogue or anyother social behavior viewpoint.

from jahn

The author defines and contrasts what he sees as the basic values of conservatives and liberals (social democrats in European terms). He is himself a conservative, and the book is of course not neutral. The author makes a very good case for ascribing elitism and totalitarianism to the left: the s...

from Hanno

Why do we usually see the same people squaring off at each other on subjects as diverse as capitalism vs socialism, military expenditures, judicial activism, aid to third world countries, etc? In this book, Thomas Sowell's answer is that, at the heart of the matter, there is a conflict between tw...

from Allen

Just won't buy paperback next time. Need hardcover with 2 year old

from markmobley

This book was a seminal event for me. It put into words many things that I sensed I believed, but had no words to describe. It taught me things about thinking, about going back to the root and following thoughts to their logical conclusions. The book digs at the roots of the differences between c...