Author | Thomas Sowell |
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Language | English |
Subject | Social policy |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Publication date | 1995 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print ( Hardcover and Paperback), Audiobook, E-book) |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN | 978-0-465-08995-6 |
Preceded by | Race And Culture: A World View |
Followed by | Knowledge and Decisions |
The Vision of the Anointed (1995) is a book by economist and political columnist Thomas Sowell which brands people and organizations that he calls "the anointed" as "promoters of a worldview concocted out of fantasy impervious to any real-world considerations". [1] Sowell asserts that these thinkers, writers, and activists continue to be revered even in the face of evidence disproving their positions.
Sowell argues that American thought is dominated by a "prevailing vision" which seals itself off from any empirical evidence that is inconsistent with that vision.
The book challenges people Sowell refers to as " Teflon prophets," who predict that there will be future social, economic, or environmental problems in the absence of government intervention ( Ralph Nader is one of his foremost examples).
The book was initially published in 1995 by Basic Books. [2] It was described as a "masterpiece" by Nick Cater. [3]