The Genius of Thomas Sowell

Moral Crusades with Paul Rossi

September 11, 2021 Alan Wolan Season 1 Episode 3
The Genius of Thomas Sowell
Moral Crusades with Paul Rossi
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Show Notes

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In this episode, Alan presents an overview of Thomas Sowell's concept of "Moral Crusades" and how they differ from ideological causes and movements.

The 11 distinguishing characteristics of a moral crusade are described and quotes from Sowell's books are used to illustrate how he viewed these characteristics.

Paul Rossi joins Alan on the podcast to discuss this concept and to reflect on how it applies to his experience standing up to and pushing back against the moral crusades which had engulfed the elite New York City private high school where he taught mathematics for 9 years.

Supporting material for the podcast can be found at TomSowell.com:

The 11 Characteristics of Moral Crusades are listed HERE.

The Thomas Sowell quotes cited in the podcast can be found HERE.

Paul Rossi's story in his own words can be found HERE.

A New York Times article about Paul Rossi can be found HERE.

Here's a LIST of all Thomas Sowell books by category.

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