One of the reasons for conspiracy theories is an assumption that people in high places always know what they are doing. When they do something that makes no sense, devious reasons are imagined by conspiracy theorists, when in fact it may be due to plain old ignorance and incompetence. Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell, born June 30, 1930, is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author.

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