While politicians squabble over the pros and cons of price controls on prescription drugs, onlooking citizens are often left scratching their heads. Many of today's economic issues are obscured by ...

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 ...

Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell, by Jason L. Riley, (Basic Books: 2021), 290 pages. If you learn one thing about the economic sociologist Thomas Sowell in reading Jason Riley’s wide-ranging ...

One of my two all-time most favorite economists — Dr. Thomas Sowell — turns 91 today, he was born on June 30, 1930. Here is Thomas Sowell’s webpage and here is his Wikipedia entry. Milton Friedman (my ...

Dr. Thomas Sowell has been both a friend and a colleague of mine for over a half-century. On June 30, he completed his 90th year of life, and I want to highlight some important features of that life.

Measured by his contributions to economics, political theory, and intellectual history, Thomas Sowell ranks among the towering intellects of our time. Yet, rare among such thinkers, Sowell manages ...

Regarding “Notable & Quotable: Thomas Sowell on Tariffs” (April 4): Thanks to the Journal for reprinting the thoughts of a national treasure. Here is another gem from his book “Basic Economics” (2000) ...

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 ...