Books
Education: Assumptions Versus History
– Education: Assumptions Versus History. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1986.In the papers collected in Education: Assumptions Versus History, Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities… In a well-reasoned and… More
On the higher learning in America: some comments
– "On the higher learning in America: some comments," The Public Interest, Spring 1990, p. 68.Excerpt: The most fundamental misconception of many leading institutions of higher learning is that they are primarily institutions of higher learning. Money talks in academia as elsewhere,… More
Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas
– Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas, The Free Press, New York, 1992.Thomas Sowell argues that the educational establishment of the United States – a vast tax-supported empire existing quasi-independently within American society – is morally and… More
The Scandal of College Tuition
– “The Scandal of College Tuition,” Commentary, August 1992, pp. 23-26.Excerpt: In a world where parents go into debt to finance their children’s higher education and where alumni, corporations, and Congress are besieged with calls for more donations to… More
A Personal Odyssey
– A Personal Odyssey, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is the gritty story of one man’s lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a… More
The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late
– The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late, Basic Books, New York, 2002.The Einstein Syndrome is a follow-up to Late-Talking Children, which established Thomas Sowell as a leading spokesman on the subject. While many children who talk late suffer from… More
The Thomas Sowell Reader
– The Thomas Sowell Reader. Basic Books, New York, 2011.These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from… More
Essays
Education: Assumptions Versus History
– Education: Assumptions Versus History. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1986.In the papers collected in Education: Assumptions Versus History, Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities… In a well-reasoned and… More
On the higher learning in America: some comments
– "On the higher learning in America: some comments," The Public Interest, Spring 1990, p. 68.Excerpt: The most fundamental misconception of many leading institutions of higher learning is that they are primarily institutions of higher learning. Money talks in academia as elsewhere,… More
Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas
– Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas, The Free Press, New York, 1992.Thomas Sowell argues that the educational establishment of the United States – a vast tax-supported empire existing quasi-independently within American society – is morally and… More
The Scandal of College Tuition
– “The Scandal of College Tuition,” Commentary, August 1992, pp. 23-26.Excerpt: In a world where parents go into debt to finance their children’s higher education and where alumni, corporations, and Congress are besieged with calls for more donations to… More
A Personal Odyssey
– A Personal Odyssey, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is the gritty story of one man’s lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a… More
The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late
– The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late, Basic Books, New York, 2002.The Einstein Syndrome is a follow-up to Late-Talking Children, which established Thomas Sowell as a leading spokesman on the subject. While many children who talk late suffer from… More
The Thomas Sowell Reader
– The Thomas Sowell Reader. Basic Books, New York, 2011.These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from… More
Commentary
Education: Assumptions Versus History
– Education: Assumptions Versus History. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1986.In the papers collected in Education: Assumptions Versus History, Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities… In a well-reasoned and… More
On the higher learning in America: some comments
– "On the higher learning in America: some comments," The Public Interest, Spring 1990, p. 68.Excerpt: The most fundamental misconception of many leading institutions of higher learning is that they are primarily institutions of higher learning. Money talks in academia as elsewhere,… More
Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas
– Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas, The Free Press, New York, 1992.Thomas Sowell argues that the educational establishment of the United States – a vast tax-supported empire existing quasi-independently within American society – is morally and… More
The Scandal of College Tuition
– “The Scandal of College Tuition,” Commentary, August 1992, pp. 23-26.Excerpt: In a world where parents go into debt to finance their children’s higher education and where alumni, corporations, and Congress are besieged with calls for more donations to… More
A Personal Odyssey
– A Personal Odyssey, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is the gritty story of one man’s lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a… More
The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late
– The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late, Basic Books, New York, 2002.The Einstein Syndrome is a follow-up to Late-Talking Children, which established Thomas Sowell as a leading spokesman on the subject. While many children who talk late suffer from… More
The Thomas Sowell Reader
– The Thomas Sowell Reader. Basic Books, New York, 2011.These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from… More
Multimedia
Education: Assumptions Versus History
– Education: Assumptions Versus History. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1986.In the papers collected in Education: Assumptions Versus History, Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities… In a well-reasoned and… More
On the higher learning in America: some comments
– "On the higher learning in America: some comments," The Public Interest, Spring 1990, p. 68.Excerpt: The most fundamental misconception of many leading institutions of higher learning is that they are primarily institutions of higher learning. Money talks in academia as elsewhere,… More
Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas
– Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas, The Free Press, New York, 1992.Thomas Sowell argues that the educational establishment of the United States – a vast tax-supported empire existing quasi-independently within American society – is morally and… More
The Scandal of College Tuition
– “The Scandal of College Tuition,” Commentary, August 1992, pp. 23-26.Excerpt: In a world where parents go into debt to finance their children’s higher education and where alumni, corporations, and Congress are besieged with calls for more donations to… More
A Personal Odyssey
– A Personal Odyssey, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is the gritty story of one man’s lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a… More
The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late
– The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late, Basic Books, New York, 2002.The Einstein Syndrome is a follow-up to Late-Talking Children, which established Thomas Sowell as a leading spokesman on the subject. While many children who talk late suffer from… More
The Thomas Sowell Reader
– The Thomas Sowell Reader. Basic Books, New York, 2011.These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from… More
Teaching
Education: Assumptions Versus History
– Education: Assumptions Versus History. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1986.In the papers collected in Education: Assumptions Versus History, Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities… In a well-reasoned and… More
On the higher learning in America: some comments
– "On the higher learning in America: some comments," The Public Interest, Spring 1990, p. 68.Excerpt: The most fundamental misconception of many leading institutions of higher learning is that they are primarily institutions of higher learning. Money talks in academia as elsewhere,… More
Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas
– Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas, The Free Press, New York, 1992.Thomas Sowell argues that the educational establishment of the United States – a vast tax-supported empire existing quasi-independently within American society – is morally and… More
The Scandal of College Tuition
– “The Scandal of College Tuition,” Commentary, August 1992, pp. 23-26.Excerpt: In a world where parents go into debt to finance their children’s higher education and where alumni, corporations, and Congress are besieged with calls for more donations to… More
A Personal Odyssey
– A Personal Odyssey, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is the gritty story of one man’s lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a… More
The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late
– The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late, Basic Books, New York, 2002.The Einstein Syndrome is a follow-up to Late-Talking Children, which established Thomas Sowell as a leading spokesman on the subject. While many children who talk late suffer from… More
The Thomas Sowell Reader
– The Thomas Sowell Reader. Basic Books, New York, 2011.These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from… More