This is a fascinating book that presents a different perspective on the generally accepted narrative. Thomas Sowell appears to have done his homework, and the extent of his work supports this conclusion. He has spoken on several topics and presents a conservative viewpoint. Thomas Sowell said in the preface of the book that "the purpose of this book is to expose some of the more blatant misconceptions poisoning race relations in our time." He believes that too much has been assumed and too little has been scrutinised. He is something that is not so common in the United States of America, a Black academic Conservative, as most academicians are Liberal, and a majority of the Black population in the US are Democrats. Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, and author, born on 30th June 1930, in North Carolina. Raised in Harlem, he served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War before earning degrees from Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Chi...