{"id":5918,"date":"2022-02-12T22:29:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T06:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/?page_id=5918"},"modified":"2023-08-14T18:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T01:24:25","slug":"a-conflict-of-visions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/a-conflict-of-visions\/","title":{"rendered":"FAIR Los Angeles Book Club #01 &#8211; Jan. 05, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5918\" class=\"elementor elementor-5918\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-339aa9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"339aa9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef9f159\" data-id=\"ef9f159\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75ecdb header-menu-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c75ecdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"chapter-menu\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"menu-chapter-page-menu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-chapter-page-menu\" class=\"inline-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-5606\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-5606\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6040\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6040\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-la-groups\/\">Groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5908\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5908\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-la-events\/\">Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5909\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5909\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-la-news\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5969\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5969\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/fair-la-book-club\/\">Book Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5611\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-5611\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/#leadership\">Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5612\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home last-menu-item menu-item-5612\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/#contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59417d0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"59417d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Conflict-Visions-Ideological-Political-Struggles\/dp\/0465002056\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/conflict-of-visions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/conflict-of-visions.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.fairforall.org\/los-angeles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/conflict-of-visions-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Conflict-Visions-Ideological-Political-Struggles\/dp\/0465002056\">\"A Conflict of Visions\" by Thomas Sowell<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Thomas Sowell is widely regarded as one of the preeminent modern living economists and public intellectuals. FAIR Los Angeles kicks off its <b>Book Club<\/b> with one of Sowell's best works on political philosophy -- <i>A Conflict of Visions<\/i>. Originally written in 1987, Sowell extensively revised the book in its second edition, released in 2007. The FAIR LA book club discussion will be led by FAIR LA member and podcaster Alan Wolan, host of <i>The Genius of Thomas Sowell Podcast<\/i>.  <span style=\"color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; white-space: normal;\">Alan Wolan will provide guidance, pose questions, and offer insightful commentary as we gather for a thought-provoking evening.&nbsp;<\/span>Please join us on January 05th for a fascinating discussion of Sowell and his book.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31082b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e31082b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ec7690 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ec7690\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ce0d2e\" data-id=\"9ce0d2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf3d419 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf3d419\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7606ca4\" data-id=\"7606ca4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca75ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ca75ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Links to Get the Book:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d733c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d733c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Conflict-Visions-Ideological-Political-Struggles\/dp\/0465002056\/\">Amazon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/A-Conflict-of-Visions-Audiobook\/B002V1C73Y\">Audible.com<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/conflict-of-visions-thomas-sowell\/1100553088\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JslO9HwFDmg\">YouTube Audio Book Link<\/a> (Free, with ads. 7 hrs in length)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b5b51c\" data-id=\"5b5b51c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec50039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec50039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Links About Thomas Sowell:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a24309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a24309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>You can learn more about Thomas Sowell at Alan&#8217;s brief overview of him and his works at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomsowell.com\/\">TomSowell.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li><li>Sowell was interviewed about the book when it was re-released in 1987 in an expanded second edition by the Hoover Institute&#8217;s Peter Robinson. See t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OGvYqaxSPp4\">he YouTube interview here<\/a>. (37m38s)<\/li><li>Alan Wolan&#8217;s <em>The Genius of Thomas Sowell<\/em> podcast is a must-hear for any Sowellian. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app or check it out on Apple&#8217;s Podcast preview <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-genius-of-thomas-sowell\/id1581181836\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li>\u00a0Alan did a special podcast episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/west-side-story-and-sowells-a-conflict-of-visions\/id1581181836?i=1000546652416\">&#8220;Westside Story and Sowell&#8217;s &#8216;A Conflict of Visions'&#8221;<\/a> the week prior to the FAIR LA book club event.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A Conflict of Visions&#8221; by Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell is widely regarded as one of the preeminent modern living economists and public intellectuals. 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