Thomas Sowell endorses Ted Cruz, slams ‘overgrown spoiled brat’ Donald Trump

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Economist and conservative thinker Thomas Sowell has endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for president, saying his Republican rival Donald Trump would lead the party — and the country — to “disaster.”

In an op-ed Tuesday for Real Clear Politics, Mr. Sowell, 85, said the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia “can be catastrophic in its consequences, depending on who is chosen to be his successor.”

He went on to say that “the frivolous rhetoric and childish antics in the televised political ‘debates’ are painful to watch. If ever there was a time to choose a president with depth, rather than glitter or glibness, this is it.”

“Whatever the achievements of anyone in some other field, we cannot afford a novice in the complex world of politics and government at a time of grave dangers at home and internationally,” Mr. Sowell wrote. “Some seem to think that Donald Trump’s lead in the polls and in the New Hampshire primary make him the most electable candidate, even if he often acts like an overgrown spoiled brat.....

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