The Day Cornell Died
May 3, 1999 · Magazine, Thomas Sowell, Books and Arts
Economist and Social Theorist
Thomas Sowell
2 articles 1997–1999
Thomas Sowell is an economist, social theorist, and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. One of America's most prominent conservative intellectuals, he is the author of dozens of books on economics, race, education, and public policy. He contributed occasional pieces to The Weekly Standard on topics including higher education and political culture.
THE NUANCE EXCUSE
February 3, 1997 · Blog, Thomas Sowell
ONE OF THE CURIOUS THINGS about the bitter battle over preferences and quotas that came to a head in the California Civil Rights Initiative is how many critics of affirmative action were missing in action when the issue faced its first test at the ballot box. After the fight was won without them,…