>I think he has a point here, but he seems to prematurely dismiss the effects
>of slavery. The factor that differentiates between Blacks who were sons of
>immigrants and Blacks who were descendants of US slavery is precisely their
>exposure to slavery. So slavery can be an explanatory factor here.
It's amazing, the lengths the right will go to to deny the effects of slavery and racism. But I thought it was perversely satisfying to watch Sowell go after Southern white culture, given its disproportionate influence on American politics, esp on the right.
Doug