Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Thomas Sowell, economics, politics, and life are all questions of trade-offs. So too is photography, the lifelong hobby he ...

The economist and public intellectual Thomas Sowell turned 95 years old in June. Outside of national politicians and high-profile celebrities, few public figures are as well-known inside the halls of ...

In October 2025, the Hoover Institution held a two-day conference honoring the life and work of Thomas Sowell—economist, historian, and social commentator. Ian Rowe was asked to provide a tribute to ...

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If ever there was a time to make an outside-the-box pick for secretary of the Treasury, it is now. And while it might be seen as symbolic, it is well beyond well-deserved, and would be an inspired ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author, whose books include Basic Economics. He is currently senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Thoughts on ...