As many have been remarking over the past few days, it’s been a time of striking transitions. For one thing, several prominent people have recently died. And now I’ve been shocked and saddened by the death of my long-time friend Elder Bruce D. Porter, of the First Quorum of the Seventy since 1995. We’ve known each other since our freshman year at BYU; I hope to post a (necessarily inadequate) tribute to him tomorrow (Friday).
Right now, though, I want to post some links about a hero of mine, Thomas Sowell, who has announced his retirement from writing a weekly newspaper column. For many, many years now, I’ve regarded Thomas Sowell as one of the foremost social, political, and economic thinkers in the United States. He hasn’t died, but he’ll be going largely if not entirely silent, and he will be sorely missed.
“Thomas Sowell, America’s Greatest Public Intellectual, Says ‘Farewell'”
Death and aging rob us of so very, very much! I’m grateful for the promise of the Gospel — that they won’t be permitted to keep their spoils forever.
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