[rarestia]

I love how Sowell is of the old generation of columnists who end their columns with the money quotes instead of front-loading everything in fear that no one will read to the end:

Polls and focus groups are not a substitute for thought.

[jazusamo]

You make a very good point. At times I think to myself that the column starts off a lttle slow but the further into it the better it gets.

[mc5cents]

Polls and focus groups are not a substitute for thought.

We all do no end of feeling and we mistake it for thinking. And out of it we get an aggregation which we consider a boon. It's name is public opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God." -- Mark Twain