In attempts to rectify what are seen as historical wrongs against certain groups of people, western governments have embarked ...

Black Voters Keep Putting the Brakes on the Socialist Revolution Charleston Charming Congress Cannot Rearrange the Cosmos You Can’t Turn a Shredder Into a Printing Press by Feeding It More Paper My ...

“Thomas Sowell ranks among the towering intellects of our time.” Coleman Hughes explains why in City Journal: As Kevin Williamson observed, Sowell is “that rarest of things among serious academics: ...

“Despite how persuasive the words of John Rawls and other ‘social justice’ advocates may be in the world of words, demonstrated facts in the world of reality raise the crucial question as to whether ...

Prolific and award-winning economist Sowell presents an engaging and accessible collection of short essays culled from his books and columns. In his 30-some previous books, Sowell has addressed ...

As I mentioned last month in an homage to one of his regular features, my intellectual hero is Thomas Sowell. Today is Dr. Sowell's 89th birthday. Since turning 80, he has published Intellectuals and ...

If I were to rank post-World War II public intellectuals and social theorists, the Hoover Institution’s Thomas Sowell would take the top spot. There could be a real debate about who is #2, but it ...

"I was still a Marxist after taking Milton Friedman's course [at the University of Chicago]," says free market economist and social critic Thomas Sowell. "One summer in the government was enough to ...

On June 2, AEI’s Jonah Goldberg moderated a discussion with AEI’s Mark J. Perry and Manhattan Institute’s Jason L. Riley on Mr. Riley’s new book, “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell” (Basic Books, ...

“The more I study the history of intellectuals, the more they seem like a wrecking crew dismantling civilization bit by bit, replacing what works with what sounds good.” – Thomas Sowell “Every time we ...

Thomas Sowell is considered by many to be one of the most influential and brilliant minds of the past half-century. He is most famous for his work as an economist, but is also a bestselling author, ...