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Quotes from the book:

"Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good. In area after area--crime, education, housing, race relations--the situation has gotten worse after the bright new theories were put into operation. The amazing thing is that this history of failure and disaster has neither discouraged the social engineers nor discredited them."

"Some things must be done on faith, but the most dangerous kind of faith is that which masquerades as 'science.' As the pretense of science has replaced commonsense experience, we have abandoned many old-fashioned practices that worked in favor of high-sounding innovations that have led to disaster."

"The assumption that spending more of the taxpayers' money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse. The black family--which survived slavery, discrimination, poverty, wars, and depressions--began to come apart as the federal government moved in with its well-financed programs to 'help.'"

"Worst of all, guilt has so furtively stolen into many hearts and minds that people feel apologetic about being civilized, educated, and productive when others are barbaric, uneducated, and parasitic. When civilization apologizes to barbarism, something has gone very wrong at a very fundamental level."

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pt. 1. The Social Scene. Is Reality Optional? Grasshopper and Ant. Families under Siege. Saving the Whales. Apologizing for Civilization. Being "With It" Wise Man. The Green Bigots Turn Bloody. Science versus Unisex. Abusing Children -- and the Truth. Social Deterioration. What''s News? The Real Anita Hill. The Chump Society -- pt. II. The World Scene. India''s Economy. China''s Birth Control. Bilingualism in Singapore. Beggars in Paris. Western Civilization under Siege. Testing Intelligence. The Mindset of Munich. All Over the Map. Despotism in Retreat -- pt. III. The Economic Scene. "Rich" and "Poor" Statistics. "Needs" Who Watches the Watchers? The Nobel Prize in Economics. Homelessness and Property Rights. Photography and the Economy. Social Security Fraud. Profit Without Honor. "Non-Profit" Without Honor. George J. Stigler (1911-1991) -- pt. IV. The Political Scene. The Century of the Intellectual. Media Bias. Wars over Values. The Left versus the Common Man. Super Safety. The Time of the Tinkerers.
Nibbling Away Freedom. Throwing Money -- and Intercepting It. Spoiled Brat Politics. Dangerous Government. AIDS Testing. Drug Addicts and Busybody Addicts. What is "Conservatism"? "Aha!" Statistics. "Aha!" Statistics (No. 2). "Aha!" Statistics (No. 3). "Aha!" Statistics (No. 4). "Impossible" Political Reforms -- pt. V. The Education Scene. Excuse Time. Minority College Students. Brainwashing in School. The Economics of Academe. Quotas Against Asians. "Sex Education" Fraud. The Future of Academe. Unsung Heroes. Students as Pawns. Student Loans. Multicultural Madness -- pt. VI. The Legal Scene. "Views" versus Integrity. The Anti-trust Picture. Supreme Second-Guessers. Supreme Chutzpah. Will Property Rights Return? Court Politicians. Courting the Anointed. The Constitution -- pt. VII. The Racial Scene. "Minorities" Historical Apologies. "Affirmative Action" Backlash. Race and Religion. Apartheid in Adoptions. Stereotypes versus the Market. A Look Back. The Un-Quota. "Leaders" and "Spokesmen."
Gratitude to Fat Cats. Racial Statistics. Moral Monopoly. Racial Paranoia. The New Racial Etiquette. An Exceptional Need -- pt. VIII. Random Thoughts. Random Thoughts.