Sowell: Culture Matters

Economist and columnist Thomas Sowell, writing for RealClearPolitics, says something that we aren't supposed to say but he, as an African-American, can get away with saying. What Sowell says is that culture matters, that not all cultures are created equal, that some cultures guide their members toward more success than others.

Sowell documents this with examples from around the world. What he doesn't quite get around to saying is that a people are in charge of their own culture and can, if they are unhappy with their outcomes, change their culture. What he does say is that rioting and violence are not ways to solve the problem.