The Genius of Thomas Sowell Podcast
1) "Affirmative Action Revisited" with Jason Riley
This episode features a live interview with Jason Riley (author of the classic Sowell biography "Maverick") about his new book: "The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences ...Show More
2) "Trump & Sowell" with James Fishback
In this episode I explore what Thomas Sowell thought about Donald Trump the first time he ran for President in 2015, and I discuss how Sowell's views on Trump evolved over the years. The episode featu...Show More
3) "Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas, Part 2
This is Part 2 of Episode 40, “Race, IQ and Sowell” with Nathan Cofnas. A few weeks after I recorded my original conversation with Nathan Cofnas, which I released in Episode 40, Part 1, I hosted a liv...Show More
4) "Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas
In today’s episode we explore the theme of "Race and IQ" and whether or not different racial groups have different levels of innate intelligence.Sowell explored this subject in depth in his 2013 book ...Show More
5) "Honesty & Sowell" with Dan Ariely
In today’s episode we explore the theme of “Honesty.” Sowell wrote about honesty in his latest book “Social Justice Fallacies,” and also in his 2000 classic “Basic Economics.” In addition, his 1993 co...Show More
6) "Social Pathologies & Sowell" with Theodore Dalrymple
This episode features a deep dive into Theodore Dalrymple's 2001 masterpiece "Life at the Bottom," one of Thomas Sowell's favorite books, and one of my all time favorites as well. I strongly...Show More
7) "War and Sowell" with Victor Davis Hanson
This episode features:1) The Causes of WW2:A presentation of Sowell's essay "Intellectuals and War," from Sowell 2010 classic "Intellectuals and Society." In particular, I discuss the 6 causes of...Show More
8) Israel, The Jews & Sowell. With Dennis Prager.
This episode was inspired by the outbreak of war between Israel and the Palestinians which started on October 7, 2023.I explore Sowell's views on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict through two colu...Show More
9) "The Triple Package" and Sowell, with Amy Chua
In this episode, I explore the work and ideas of Amy Chua.Amy is not only a tenured Professor of Law at Yale University, she is also a bestselling author of several books. Her most famous books was pu...Show More
10) "Maverick" A Biography of Thomas Sowell, with Jason Riley
This episode features my conversation with Jason Riley, author of THE definitive Thomas Sowell biography published in 2021: "Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell"I give a broadstroke overview of the...Show More