David Hogberg

@thesowellman
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My name is David Hogberg. I'm a writer living in Washington, DC and avid Thomas Sowell disciple. I have interviewed Dr. Sowell over a dozen times, the first being in 2009 for Investor's Business Daily. I've also had lunch with him once. Please subscribe below!
David HogbergDec 10
Is Somali culture conducive to corruption? Probably. https://open.substack.com/pub/beyondstageone/p/somali-culture-of-corruption?r=6r7t4u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Somali Culture of Corruption?

Does the current scandal in Minnesota of over $1 billion in welfare fraud show that Somali culture is one that is comfortable with corruption?

Beyond Stage One
David HogbergDec 10

“Conservatism starts from a sentiment that all mature people can readily share: the sentiment that good things are easily destroyed, but not easily created.“

— Roger Scruton

David HogbergDec 8
Intellectuals affect our lives every day, and mostly in ways that are bad. Thomas Sowell explains why. My latest at Beyond Stage One:
https://beyondstageone.substack.com/p/sowells-philosophy-intellectuals
Sowell's Philosophy: Intellectuals

Let me introduce you to Saru Jayaraman.

Beyond Stage One
David HogbergDec 8
You can only confiscate the wealth that exists at a given moment. You cannot confiscate future wealth - and that future wealth is less likely to be produced when people see that it is going to be confiscated. -Thomas Sowell
David HogbergDec 7
It is far easier to concentrate power than to concentrate knowledge. That is why so much social engineering backfires and why so many despots have led their countries into disasters. -Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Society
David HogbergDec 4
Backlash from whom? Blue-haired land whales? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15351593/Sydney-Sweeney-glamorous-coat-NYC.html
David HogbergDec 4
Note the headline. Is Trump "repealing" Biden's climate rules? Of course not. He is "gutting" them. Never change, New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/climate/trump-fuel-economy-car-rules.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20251203&instance_id=167424&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=275390302&segment_id=211745&user_id=f30bdac240926ccab8a8d707dc8ca69c
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy

The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”

The New York Times
David HogbergNov 28
In every disaster throughout American history, there always seems to be a man from Harvard in the middle of it. --Thomas Sowell
David HogbergNov 26
https://beyondstageone.substack.com/p/judges-should-be-concerned-with-the
Judges Should Be Concerned with the Law, Not Diversity

Teresa Molina-Gonzalez should not be on the bench

Beyond Stage One
David HogbergNov 26

“Socialism is an alternative to capitalism as potassium cyanide is an alternative to water.”

— Ludwig von Mises