Succinct

Have you noticed that so often it is after someone dies that we find out what a good person he or she was? That isn't the case with Thomas Sowell. He is alive and kickin' at 86, and, because he has ended his column at Creators Syndicate, he is now going to devote his energies to photography. He is much loved. The Atheist Conservative has a tribute, with 50 of his best quotes here.