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Economist Thomas Sowell, born in the American South and raised in Harlem, and the expert on race, income, and culture, once gave an example of why the notion that racism is the dominant or even only factor in explaining economic or other outcomes is flawed.
Mark Milke is president of The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. His most recent book is “The Victim Cult: How the Culture of Blame Hurts Everyone and Wrecks Civilizations.”