The video and associated commentary for Thomas Sowell’s “Why ‘Smart’ People Destroy Society” explore his critique of intellectuals, arguing that high intelligence combined with a lack of accountability and disregard for practical experience often leads to disastrous social policies. Sowell contends that many elites, particularly those in academia and media, rely on abstract theories and “specialized knowledge” while ignoring “mundane knowledge”—the dispersed, practical wisdom …

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