New York and Seattle have elected socialist mayors, and many young Americans express support for socialism in polls.

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 ...

Thomas Sowell is an American economist, author, and social commentator who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. | (CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT/Newscom) The assumption upon which the entire social ...

In these highlights from a 2011 interview with the Hoover Institution's Peter Robinson, economist Thomas Sowell talks about race and culture, income disparity, and education and academia. Video Images ...

I’m just getting around to reading the book published last year “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell” by Jason L. Riley. It has reminded me of a remark Bill Ellis made in the Times-Call a couple of ...

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 ...

Jason Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. The following is excerpted from Jason Riley’s new book, “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell,” ...

“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 ...

Sarah H. Weaver is a graduate student at Hillsdale College and a freelance writer. In an interview in 2018, the economist Thomas Sowell had a concise answer when podcaster and commentator Dave Rubin ...

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

Thomas Sowell argues that ideology has replaced knowledge and that well-intentioned policies often harm the very people they are meant to help. The persistent illusions and delusions of ‘anointed’ ...

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 ...