Are Facts Obsolete? – Thomas Sowell at Townhall

15 July 2008

Thomas Sowell has posted another piece, Are Facts Obsolete? at Townhall.com today.  It is a piece that deserves to be read in understanding what Democratic nominee Barack Obama is doing in discussing the issues.

I have wonder where he stands on the issues since all he has talked to this point is about “change”.  I keep asking myself what does he mean by “change”. Mr Sowell seems to echo my feelings on the “change” message:

As the hypnotic mantra of “change” is repeated endlessly, few people even raise the question of whether what few specifics we hear represent any real change, much less a change for the better.

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