Affirmative Action is promoted as a practice to eliminate the effects of past discrimination by giving preferential treatment to minority applicants. Ironically, It does so by engaging in present discrimination against other more qualified applicants. <br /><br />Thomas Sowell questions the myths that govern the push for Affirmative Action and explains why the assumptions behind Affirmative Action are entirely misguided. <br /><br />This is an excerpt from the book 'The Thomas Sowell Reader'.<br /><br />-----------------------------------<br />📕Relevant Books📕<br />-----------------------------------<br />🔵Discrimination and Disparities: <a href="https://amzn.to/3FNhpF5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3FNhpF5</a><br />🔵Black Rednecks and White Liberals: <a href="https://amzn.to/3p09hLx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3p09hLx</a><br />🔵The Thomas Sowell Reader: <a href="https://amzn.to/3vpTuqR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3vpTuqR</a><br /><br /><br />-------------------------------------------<br />❤️Support this Channel❤️<br />--------------------------------------------<br />🔵Become a Channel Member: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS67C1ChLicLkrp70mz7G7g/join" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS67C1ChLicLkrp70mz7G7g/join</a><br />🔵PayPal: <a href="https://paypal.me/SowellExplains" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://paypal.me/SowellExplains</a><br />🔵Pateron: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/SowellExplains" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/SowellExplains</a><br />🔵Subscribestar: <a href="https://www.subscribestar.com/SowellExplains" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.subscribestar.com/SowellExplains</a><br /><br /><br />------------------------------------------<br />⭐Social Media⭐<br />------------------------------------------<br />🔵Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SowellExplains" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/SowellExplains</a><br />🔵Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SowellExplains" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/SowellExplains</a><br />🔵Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/SowellExplains" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/SowellExplains</a><br /><br /><br />Subscribe for more Thomas Sowell videos!<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87CJIwmTEHI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87CJIwmTEHI</a>