InthisinstantNewYorkTimesbestseller,renownedeconomistThomasSowelldemolishesthemythsthatunderpinthesocialjusticemovementThequestforsocialjusticeisapowerfulcrusadeofourtime,withanappealtomanydifferentpeople,formanydifferentreasons.Butthosewhousethesamewordsdonotalwayspresentthesamemeanings.Clarifyingthosemeaningsisthefirststeptowardfindingoutwhatweagreeonanddisagreeon.Fromthere,itislargelyaquestionofwhatthefactsare.SocialJusticeFallaciesrevealshowmanythingsthatarethoughttobetruesimplycannotstanduptodocumentedfacts,whichareoftentheoppositeofwhatiswidelybelieved.Howeverattractivethesocialjusticevision,thecrucialquestioniswhetherthesocialjusticeagendawillgetustothefulfillmentofthatvision.Historyshowsthatthesocialjusticeagendahasoftenledintheoppositedirection,sometimeswithcatastrophicconsequences.Morethingsareinvolvedbesidessimplymistakes.Allhumanbeingsarefallible,andsocialjusticeadvocatesmaynotnecessarilymakeanymoremistakesthanothers.Butcrusaderswithanuttercertaintyabouttheirmissionareoftenundeterredbyobstacles,evidenceorevenfataldangers.ThatiswheremuchoftheWesternworldistoday.Thequestioniswhetherwewillcontinueonheedlessly,pastthepointofnoreturn.
