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Posted by Mike Ramey on February 9, 2021 at 2:07pm in Commentery

 

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth.  When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”

  • Thomas Sowell, Author

“The Thomas Sowell Reader”

 

     He is possibly one of the most down-to-earth economists that may not be known among some of the younger generation.  Nevertheless, if one is truly interested in business, entrepreneurship, urban history, charter schools, or plain old common-sense his name will surface quickly:  Dr. Thomas Sowell.

 

     While Sowell retired his syndicated column through Creators Syndicate in 2016, his book “The Thomas Sowell Reader” (2011, 449 pages, Basic Books) serves as a great way to introduce him to the next two generations and shore them up with wisdom from the past and the present.

 

“People who pride themselves on their “complexity” and deride others for being “simplistic” should realize that the truth is often not very complicated.  What gets complicated is evading the truth.”

--Dr. Thomas Sowell, Author

“The Thomas Sowell Reader”

 

     “The Thomas Sowell Reader” is composed of eight sections, loaded with past columns and commentary.  Sections include: “Race and Ethnicity”, “Economics”, and his most popular musings are contained in “Random Thoughts”.  This is not a book designed to be finished in a weekend…but is a powerful reference weapon of common-sense thought development.  It is a work that will prove solid food for young people who want to understand how things truly work in our modern age.  Armed with such information, our youth—IF they heed Sowell’s words—will be well on their way to upright and contributing adulthood with a balanced education.

 

“I am so old that I can remember when other people’s achievements were considered to be an inspiration, rather than a grievance.

--Dr. Thomas Sowell, Author

“The Thomas Sowell Reader”

 

     “The Thomas Sowell Reader” may be found on line through your favorite electronic bookseller.  It would make a wonderful gift for the high school or college student as they get ready to head out into our modern society.

 

     Mike Ramey is a Minister, syndicated columnist, book reviewer and consultant.  “On Line Reviews” is one of a variety of regular column titles which Ramey has in cyberspace from Barnstorm Communications International.  If you care to drop him a line, or a whine, feel free to reach him at manhoodline@yahoo.com. ©2021 Barnstorm Communications International.

Tags: black history, economics, common sense, education, no nonsense
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Rev. M. G. “Mike” Ramey (Retired) served as the Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist & Media Consultant of “The Gang Line”. He had been interviewed in the U. S. and abroad on radio, television, and Internet about the dangers of Modern Street Gangs since 2007. His writings on Modern Street Gangs abound in print and online. Previously, he served as an award-winning broadcast journalist, producer, and TV/Radio talk show host. He has also served as a staff writer, section editor, and syndicated columnist. Ramey has won—or helped to win—some two dozen journalism awards and citations. He also holds a Police Citation for Citizen Bravery from the Indianapolis Police Department (1986). Ramey is also married, an Ordained Minister (Retired) and a KJV Bible Teacher.

Ramey is a Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist with Certifications in Law Enforcement (2006), Non-Law Enforcement (2010), and Gangs & Cults Ministry (2017). He also has endorsements in K-12 Gang Issues and Transnational Gangs. He also carries Specialist Ratings in Cult/Occult Crime, and Transnational Human Trafficking. Ramey has also served with several International anti-gang ministries, including Gangstyle.com of Washington state (2004-2009), Thug Exposed Ministries of California (2010 to 2015) and Bishop Outreach Ministries of Florida (2010 to 2015).

In 2011 “The Gang Line” offered training and certification coursework for those interested in becoming certified Modern Street Gang Specialists: Training approaches the anti-gang ministry field through the combined use of spiritual (biblical principles/discipleship) and criminal (gang members and gang crime). From 2015-2017, Ramey served as an Advisory Board Member for the School of Criminal Justice at Harrison College, Indianapolis, Indiana, with a specialty of Organized Crime & Gangs. From 2017-2019, Ramey served as a Bible Teacher to at-risk detained juvenile offenders at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center with his own Bible-based Curriculum centering upon Biblical Life Skills taught from the Book of Proverbs.

Rev. Ramey’s skill set includes having been a veteran substitute teacher (Secondary Education), a college instructor for two Bible colleges in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, a Probation Officer (Intensive/High Risk & School-Based) with the Marion County Juvenile Court, and a peer grant reviewer of anti-gang grant programs with the U.S. Department of Justice (2010). He also created, designed, and taught the course “Modern Street Gangs: Developing Urban Ministry Strategies—UM-190” at Crossroads Bible College, Indianapolis, Indiana (2009 & 2010). In 2013, Ramey served as a post-production Consultant for Chick Publications’ national anti-gang comic: “Black Angel”. It was translated into Spanish in 2014.

Ramey has written extensively on the topic of Modern Street Gangs with two Internet columns: “The Gang Line” and “The Gang Line Blogger” which abound in cyberspace. In a post-pandemic society, the motto of The Gang Line still rings true: “Spiritual Solutions for Spiritual Problems!”

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