Books
Race and Economics
– Race and Economics. David McKay Company Inc, Philadelphia, PA, 1975.Excerpt: Race makes a difference, in economic transactions as in other areas of life. There has been a tendency to pass over this unpleasant fact, or else to deal with it in purely moral… More
Myths About Minorities
– "Myths About Minorities," Commentary, August 1979, p. 33-37.Excerpt: Will Rogers once said that it’s not ignorance that is so bad, but all the things we know “that ain’t so.” Much of what we “know” about racial and ethnic minorities in… More
Markets and Minorities
– Markets and Minorities. Basic Books, New York, 1981.Thomas Sowell demonstrates that many of the things we “know” about ethnicity and economic status are not so… Milton Friedman describes Markets and Minorities as a breath of fresh… More
Ethnic America: A History
– Ethnic America: A History. Basic Books, New York, 1981.This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of [eight] American ethnic groups — the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and… More
The Economic Lot of Minorities
– “The Economic Lot of Minorities,” interview with William F. Buckley Jr., Firing Line, SECA, 12 November 1981.The Economics and Politics of Race
– The Economics and Politics of Race. William Morrow, New York, 1983.In this landmark study, Dr. Thomas Sowell… uses an international framework to analyze group differences. Examining the experience of given groups in more than a dozen countries, he seeks… More
Second Thoughts About The Third World
– "Second Thoughts About The Third World," Harper's Magazine, November 1983, p. 34.For many people the term “Third World” immediately conjures up images of poverty, distress and exploitation. In “Second Thoughts About the Third World” Thomas… More
Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?
– Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? William Morrow, New York, 1984.“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!” wrote Sir Walter Scott. Thomas Sowell recalls this eloquent couplet as he retraces the tortuous path of civil… More
Preferential Policies: An International Perspective
– Preferential Policies: An International Perspective, William Morrow, New York, 1990.In this cogent, crucial, and vitally important book, economist Thomas Sowell examines on a global scale the preferential policies of governments as diverse as those of India, South Africa,… 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
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays
– Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1993.Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy to race to education in this collection of controversial essays, and captures his… More
Race and Culture: A World View
– Race and Culture: A World View, Basic Books, New York, 1995.Thomas Sowell here gives an international perspective to themes from earlier works like Ethnic America and Markets and Minorities. Arguing that major economic and social differences between… More
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
– The Quest For Cosmic Justice, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is not a comforting book — it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. It rejects both “merit” and… 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 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
Intellectuals and Race
– Intellectuals and Race. Basic Books, New York, 2013. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light… Intellectuals and Race is not a book… More
The Reality of Multiculturalism
– Video. Interview with Peter Robinson, Uncommon Knowledge, Hoover Institution, 17 May 2013.“The Reality of Multiculturalism,” is an excerpt of: “Thomas Sowell discusses his newest book, Intellectuals and Race.”
Essays
Race and Economics
– Race and Economics. David McKay Company Inc, Philadelphia, PA, 1975.Excerpt: Race makes a difference, in economic transactions as in other areas of life. There has been a tendency to pass over this unpleasant fact, or else to deal with it in purely moral… More
Myths About Minorities
– "Myths About Minorities," Commentary, August 1979, p. 33-37.Excerpt: Will Rogers once said that it’s not ignorance that is so bad, but all the things we know “that ain’t so.” Much of what we “know” about racial and ethnic minorities in… More
Markets and Minorities
– Markets and Minorities. Basic Books, New York, 1981.Thomas Sowell demonstrates that many of the things we “know” about ethnicity and economic status are not so… Milton Friedman describes Markets and Minorities as a breath of fresh… More
Ethnic America: A History
– Ethnic America: A History. Basic Books, New York, 1981.This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of [eight] American ethnic groups — the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and… More
The Economic Lot of Minorities
– “The Economic Lot of Minorities,” interview with William F. Buckley Jr., Firing Line, SECA, 12 November 1981.The Economics and Politics of Race
– The Economics and Politics of Race. William Morrow, New York, 1983.In this landmark study, Dr. Thomas Sowell… uses an international framework to analyze group differences. Examining the experience of given groups in more than a dozen countries, he seeks… More
Second Thoughts About The Third World
– "Second Thoughts About The Third World," Harper's Magazine, November 1983, p. 34.For many people the term “Third World” immediately conjures up images of poverty, distress and exploitation. In “Second Thoughts About the Third World” Thomas… More
Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?
– Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? William Morrow, New York, 1984.“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!” wrote Sir Walter Scott. Thomas Sowell recalls this eloquent couplet as he retraces the tortuous path of civil… More
Preferential Policies: An International Perspective
– Preferential Policies: An International Perspective, William Morrow, New York, 1990.In this cogent, crucial, and vitally important book, economist Thomas Sowell examines on a global scale the preferential policies of governments as diverse as those of India, South Africa,… 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
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays
– Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1993.Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy to race to education in this collection of controversial essays, and captures his… More
Race and Culture: A World View
– Race and Culture: A World View, Basic Books, New York, 1995.Thomas Sowell here gives an international perspective to themes from earlier works like Ethnic America and Markets and Minorities. Arguing that major economic and social differences between… More
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
– The Quest For Cosmic Justice, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is not a comforting book — it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. It rejects both “merit” and… 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 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
Intellectuals and Race
– Intellectuals and Race. Basic Books, New York, 2013. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light… Intellectuals and Race is not a book… More
The Reality of Multiculturalism
– Video. Interview with Peter Robinson, Uncommon Knowledge, Hoover Institution, 17 May 2013.“The Reality of Multiculturalism,” is an excerpt of: “Thomas Sowell discusses his newest book, Intellectuals and Race.”
Commentary
Race and Economics
– Race and Economics. David McKay Company Inc, Philadelphia, PA, 1975.Excerpt: Race makes a difference, in economic transactions as in other areas of life. There has been a tendency to pass over this unpleasant fact, or else to deal with it in purely moral… More
Myths About Minorities
– "Myths About Minorities," Commentary, August 1979, p. 33-37.Excerpt: Will Rogers once said that it’s not ignorance that is so bad, but all the things we know “that ain’t so.” Much of what we “know” about racial and ethnic minorities in… More
Markets and Minorities
– Markets and Minorities. Basic Books, New York, 1981.Thomas Sowell demonstrates that many of the things we “know” about ethnicity and economic status are not so… Milton Friedman describes Markets and Minorities as a breath of fresh… More
Ethnic America: A History
– Ethnic America: A History. Basic Books, New York, 1981.This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of [eight] American ethnic groups — the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and… More
The Economic Lot of Minorities
– “The Economic Lot of Minorities,” interview with William F. Buckley Jr., Firing Line, SECA, 12 November 1981.The Economics and Politics of Race
– The Economics and Politics of Race. William Morrow, New York, 1983.In this landmark study, Dr. Thomas Sowell… uses an international framework to analyze group differences. Examining the experience of given groups in more than a dozen countries, he seeks… More
Second Thoughts About The Third World
– "Second Thoughts About The Third World," Harper's Magazine, November 1983, p. 34.For many people the term “Third World” immediately conjures up images of poverty, distress and exploitation. In “Second Thoughts About the Third World” Thomas… More
Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?
– Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? William Morrow, New York, 1984.“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!” wrote Sir Walter Scott. Thomas Sowell recalls this eloquent couplet as he retraces the tortuous path of civil… More
Preferential Policies: An International Perspective
– Preferential Policies: An International Perspective, William Morrow, New York, 1990.In this cogent, crucial, and vitally important book, economist Thomas Sowell examines on a global scale the preferential policies of governments as diverse as those of India, South Africa,… 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
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays
– Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1993.Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy to race to education in this collection of controversial essays, and captures his… More
Race and Culture: A World View
– Race and Culture: A World View, Basic Books, New York, 1995.Thomas Sowell here gives an international perspective to themes from earlier works like Ethnic America and Markets and Minorities. Arguing that major economic and social differences between… More
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
– The Quest For Cosmic Justice, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is not a comforting book — it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. It rejects both “merit” and… 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 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
Intellectuals and Race
– Intellectuals and Race. Basic Books, New York, 2013. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light… Intellectuals and Race is not a book… More
The Reality of Multiculturalism
– Video. Interview with Peter Robinson, Uncommon Knowledge, Hoover Institution, 17 May 2013.“The Reality of Multiculturalism,” is an excerpt of: “Thomas Sowell discusses his newest book, Intellectuals and Race.”
Multimedia
Race and Economics
– Race and Economics. David McKay Company Inc, Philadelphia, PA, 1975.Excerpt: Race makes a difference, in economic transactions as in other areas of life. There has been a tendency to pass over this unpleasant fact, or else to deal with it in purely moral… More
Myths About Minorities
– "Myths About Minorities," Commentary, August 1979, p. 33-37.Excerpt: Will Rogers once said that it’s not ignorance that is so bad, but all the things we know “that ain’t so.” Much of what we “know” about racial and ethnic minorities in… More
Markets and Minorities
– Markets and Minorities. Basic Books, New York, 1981.Thomas Sowell demonstrates that many of the things we “know” about ethnicity and economic status are not so… Milton Friedman describes Markets and Minorities as a breath of fresh… More
Ethnic America: A History
– Ethnic America: A History. Basic Books, New York, 1981.This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of [eight] American ethnic groups — the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and… More
The Economic Lot of Minorities
– “The Economic Lot of Minorities,” interview with William F. Buckley Jr., Firing Line, SECA, 12 November 1981.The Economics and Politics of Race
– The Economics and Politics of Race. William Morrow, New York, 1983.In this landmark study, Dr. Thomas Sowell… uses an international framework to analyze group differences. Examining the experience of given groups in more than a dozen countries, he seeks… More
Second Thoughts About The Third World
– "Second Thoughts About The Third World," Harper's Magazine, November 1983, p. 34.For many people the term “Third World” immediately conjures up images of poverty, distress and exploitation. In “Second Thoughts About the Third World” Thomas… More
Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?
– Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? William Morrow, New York, 1984.“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!” wrote Sir Walter Scott. Thomas Sowell recalls this eloquent couplet as he retraces the tortuous path of civil… More
Preferential Policies: An International Perspective
– Preferential Policies: An International Perspective, William Morrow, New York, 1990.In this cogent, crucial, and vitally important book, economist Thomas Sowell examines on a global scale the preferential policies of governments as diverse as those of India, South Africa,… 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
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays
– Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1993.Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy to race to education in this collection of controversial essays, and captures his… More
Race and Culture: A World View
– Race and Culture: A World View, Basic Books, New York, 1995.Thomas Sowell here gives an international perspective to themes from earlier works like Ethnic America and Markets and Minorities. Arguing that major economic and social differences between… More
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
– The Quest For Cosmic Justice, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is not a comforting book — it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. It rejects both “merit” and… 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 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
Intellectuals and Race
– Intellectuals and Race. Basic Books, New York, 2013. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light… Intellectuals and Race is not a book… More
The Reality of Multiculturalism
– Video. Interview with Peter Robinson, Uncommon Knowledge, Hoover Institution, 17 May 2013.“The Reality of Multiculturalism,” is an excerpt of: “Thomas Sowell discusses his newest book, Intellectuals and Race.”
Teaching
Race and Economics
– Race and Economics. David McKay Company Inc, Philadelphia, PA, 1975.Excerpt: Race makes a difference, in economic transactions as in other areas of life. There has been a tendency to pass over this unpleasant fact, or else to deal with it in purely moral… More
Myths About Minorities
– "Myths About Minorities," Commentary, August 1979, p. 33-37.Excerpt: Will Rogers once said that it’s not ignorance that is so bad, but all the things we know “that ain’t so.” Much of what we “know” about racial and ethnic minorities in… More
Markets and Minorities
– Markets and Minorities. Basic Books, New York, 1981.Thomas Sowell demonstrates that many of the things we “know” about ethnicity and economic status are not so… Milton Friedman describes Markets and Minorities as a breath of fresh… More
Ethnic America: A History
– Ethnic America: A History. Basic Books, New York, 1981.This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of [eight] American ethnic groups — the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and… More
The Economic Lot of Minorities
– “The Economic Lot of Minorities,” interview with William F. Buckley Jr., Firing Line, SECA, 12 November 1981.The Economics and Politics of Race
– The Economics and Politics of Race. William Morrow, New York, 1983.In this landmark study, Dr. Thomas Sowell… uses an international framework to analyze group differences. Examining the experience of given groups in more than a dozen countries, he seeks… More
Second Thoughts About The Third World
– "Second Thoughts About The Third World," Harper's Magazine, November 1983, p. 34.For many people the term “Third World” immediately conjures up images of poverty, distress and exploitation. In “Second Thoughts About the Third World” Thomas… More
Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?
– Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? William Morrow, New York, 1984.“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!” wrote Sir Walter Scott. Thomas Sowell recalls this eloquent couplet as he retraces the tortuous path of civil… More
Preferential Policies: An International Perspective
– Preferential Policies: An International Perspective, William Morrow, New York, 1990.In this cogent, crucial, and vitally important book, economist Thomas Sowell examines on a global scale the preferential policies of governments as diverse as those of India, South Africa,… 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
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays
– Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford, CA, 1993.Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy to race to education in this collection of controversial essays, and captures his… More
Race and Culture: A World View
– Race and Culture: A World View, Basic Books, New York, 1995.Thomas Sowell here gives an international perspective to themes from earlier works like Ethnic America and Markets and Minorities. Arguing that major economic and social differences between… More
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
– The Quest For Cosmic Justice, The Free Press, New York, 2002.This is not a comforting book — it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. It rejects both “merit” and… 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 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
Intellectuals and Race
– Intellectuals and Race. Basic Books, New York, 2013. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light… Intellectuals and Race is not a book… More
The Reality of Multiculturalism
– Video. Interview with Peter Robinson, Uncommon Knowledge, Hoover Institution, 17 May 2013.“The Reality of Multiculturalism,” is an excerpt of: “Thomas Sowell discusses his newest book, Intellectuals and Race.”