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According to Wikipedia, Thomas Sowell is an American author, economist, political commentator and academic who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he became a well-known voice in the American conservative movement and is considered one of the most influential black conservatives. He was a recipient of the National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush in 2002.

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Thomas Sowell's Published Works

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Published Papers

Ethnic America, A History. (1982) (312)
Knowledge and Decisions (1980) (286)
Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study (2004) (285)
Race and Culture: A World View (1995) (219)
On Classical Economics (2006) (213)
A conflict of visions : ideological origins of political struggles (1988) (197)
Race and Economics (1975) (133)
Preferential Policies: An International Perspective (1990) (109)
Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality (1984) (105)
Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas (1993) (100)
Migrations and Cultures: A World View. (1998) (94)
The Education of Black People: Ten Critiques, 1906-1960 (1974) (93)
The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy (1995) (87)
Say's Law: An Historical Analysis (1972) (84)
Basic economics : a common sense guide to the economy (2007) (70)
Black education: myths and tragedies (1973) (68)
The Economics and Politics of Race: An International Perspective (1983) (64)
Patterns of Black Excellence (1977) (62)
Intellectuals and Society (2010) (59)
Black Rednecks and White Liberals (2005) (55)
Classical Economics Reconsidered (1975) (55)
Conquests And Cultures: An International History (1998) (51)
A Conflict of Visions? (2019) (47)
Black Excellence: The Case of Dunbar High School. (1974) (46)
The Housing Boom and Bust (2009) (45)
Say's Law (1973) (45)
Essays and Data on American Ethnic Groups. (1979) (43)
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy (2000) (41)
The Quest for Cosmic Justice (1999) (41)
Race and Culture (1992) (40)
Marxism : Philosophy and Economics (1985) (37)
Essays and Data on American Ethnic Groups (1980) (36)
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One (2003) (33)
The Education of Black Folk: The Afro-American Struggle for Knowledge in White America (1974) (29)
Economic Facts and Fallacies (2007) (29)
A Student's Eye View of George Stigler (1993) (29)
Affirmative Action Reconsidered. Was It Necessary in Academia? Evaluation Studies 27. (1975) (26)
American Ethnic Groups (1978) (26)
Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity (1982) (26)
Affirmative Action Reconsidered. (1976) (25)
Nations without Borders: The Gifts of Folk Gone Abroad (1996) (23)
THE ‘EVOLUTIONARY’ ECONOMICS OF THORSTEIN VEBLEN (1967) (22)
Wealth, poverty and politics : an international perspective (2015) (20)
The Education of Black People: Ten Critiques, 1906-1960.@@@The Education of Black Folk: The Afro-American Struggle for Knowledge in White America (1974) (17)
Intellectuals and Race (2013) (14)
A Personal Odyssey (2000) (14)
Affirmative Action Around the World (2017) (13)
The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late (2001) (13)
Ethnicity in a Changing America. (1978) (13)
Marx's Capital After One Hundred Years (1967) (13)
Discrimination and Disparities (2018) (13)
THE GENERAL GLUT CONTROVERSY RECONSIDERED (1963) (13)
Choosing a College (1989) (13)
Late-Talking Children (1997) (12)
Education: Assumptions versus History: Collected Papers (1985) (11)
Cultural Diversity: A World View. (1991) (11)
Discrimination, affirmative action, and equal opportunity : an economic and social perspective (1982) (10)
Education: Assumptions versus History, Collected Papers (1986) (10)
Say's Law: An Historical Analysis. (1974) (10)
On the Higher Learning in America: Some Comments. (1990) (10)
The Age of Mass Migration: Causes and Economic Impact (review) (2000) (9)
The Economics and Politics of Race (1983) (8)
A world view of cultural diversity (1991) (8)
Karl Marx and the Freedom of the Individual (1963) (8)
Malthus and the Utilitarians (1962) (7)
Choosing a College: A Guide for Parents and Students (1989) (7)
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays (1993) (7)
The Plight of Black Students in the United States. (1974) (6)
Economics and black people (1970) (6)
Veblen’s Higher Learning after Fifty Years (1969) (6)
Assumptions versus History in Ethnic Education (1981) (6)
Arthur Jensen and His Critics: The Great IQ Controversy (1973) (5)
Ever Wonder Why (1987) (4)
Sismondi: A Neglected Pioneer (1972) (4)
Agricultural Research and Extension in India: Reflections on the Reality and a Roadmap for Renaissance* (2014) (4)
The Logic of Racial Preferences@@@The Content of Our Character.@@@Preferential Policies: An International Perspective.@@@Why Blacks, Women, and Jews Are Not Mentioned in the Constitution, and Other Unorthodox Views. (1990) (4)
Economics : analysis and issues (1971) (3)
Conquests and Cultures: Military Expansion and the Making of Civilization (1998) (3)
Marxian Value Reconsidered (1963) (3)
Patterns of Black Excellence. Ethics and Public Policy Reprint 5. (1977) (2)
Tuition Tax Credits: A Social Revolution. (1982) (2)
“ Affirmative Action ” : A Worldwide Disaster (2018) (2)
Wealth, Poverty and Politics (2015) (2)
‘Racial discrimination’: Intellectual definition or political slogan? (1986) (2)
A Man of Letters (2007) (2)
Samuel Bailey Revisited (1970) (2)
Reflections on Peter Bauer's Contributions to Development Economics (2005) (2)
Communications: Myths and tragedies of criticism (1974) (1)
The Color of Money@@@Race and Culture: A World View. (1995) (1)
Knowledge and Ignorance in Economics . By T. W. Hutchinson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. Pp. 186. $12.50. (1978) (1)
The Fallacy Of "Fairness" (2010) (1)
The University of California v. Bakke: landmark or curiosity? (1978) (1)
No Compassion for the Wretched (1995) (1)
Black Appraisals: Private Black Colleges at the Crossroads by Daniel C. Thompson and Black Educators in White Colleges by William Moore, Jr., and Lonnie H. Wagstaff (1974) (1)
Peter Bauer ’ s Legacy of Liberty (2002) (1)
Journalists don't know about economics (2004) (1)
Pink and Brown People and Other Controversial Essays (1981) (1)
Institutionally imposed social agendas (1993) (1)
The Thomas Sowell Reader (2011) (1)
Remarks on Racial Economic Equality: Comment. (1983) (0)
Correspondence: Review Retort (1987) (0)
A Journal of Political Thought and Statesmanship (2010) (0)
Race and the market (1973) (0)
Professor Sowell Takes Leave of His Column in Forbes Magazine (1996) (0)
The "Need" for More "Education" (1966) (0)
A Personal Odyssey from Howard to Harvard. (2001) (0)
9. General Implications (2015) (0)
Thomas Sowell: Black success blocked by charter schools' enemies (2020) (0)
Strategic Manufacturing Management (2006) (0)
Too Many Apologies (2010) (0)
The Shorter Workweek Controversy (1965) (0)
Dismantling America: Have We Reached The Point Of No Return? (2010) (0)
Sowell on Education (1993) (0)
Feedback from our readers (1967) (0)
Listening To A Liar (2009) (0)
To Sue Or Not: Rush Limbaugh's Option (2009) (0)
The Structure of Atonal Music (1977) (0)
4. The General Glut Controversy (2015) (0)
CHAPTER 4 – Poverty, the Distribution of Income, and Social Policy: Some Thoughts (1981) (0)
Chapter 1. An International Perspective (2017) (0)
Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (1999) (0)
5. The Counterrevolution of John Stuart Mill (2015) (0)
The Sidney Hook memorial award address: Drawing a firm line (1998) (0)
Chapter 3. Affirmative Action in Malaysia (2017) (0)
“New Racism” and Old Dogmatism (2019) (0)
3. The British Dissenters (2015) (0)
Status Versus Behavior (1979) (0)
Chapter 5. Affirmative Action in Nigeria (2017) (0)
Envelope Misconceptions and Implications (2020) (0)
The Political Economy of Liberation (2012) (0)
2. Sismondi and Equilibrium Income (2015) (0)
Adam Smith's Politics: An Essay in Historiographic Revision. By Donald Winch. Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Pp. xi, 206. $22.95 cloth; $6.95 paper (1979) (0)
Comprehensive Economic Planning : Shenoy ’ s Dissent (1998) (0)
A reply (1974) (0)
8. The Keynesian Revolution (2015) (0)
Politics Versus Gold (2010) (0)
Of Cultural Determinism and the Limits of Law (1985) (0)
Opinions Differ on Black Studies. (1973) (0)
A Rehabilitation of Say's Law. By W. H. Hutt. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 1974. Pp. viii, 150. $12.95 (1975) (0)
CAREERS, SALARIES IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THOSE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INDEPENDENT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, (4) SALARY DIFFERENCES IN THE MASTERS' AND DOCTORS' DEGREE LEVELS WERE LESS IN JUNIOR COLLEGES THAN IN LIBERAL (2007) (0)
6. The Marxian Challenge (2015) (0)
Black Migration: Movement North, 1900-1920@@@Race and Economics (1976) (0)
Gas quality variations lead to avoidable billing disputes (1998) (0)
A Personal Odyssey from Howard to Harvard and Beyond (2000) (0)
1. The Early Development of Say's Law (2015) (0)
Crusades Versus Caution: Crossing The "Autistic Spectrum" Divide (2007) (0)
The "Costs" Of Medical Care (2009) (0)
The Wide World of Affirmative Action (2004) (0)
Thomas Sowell on Why Some Cultures and Racial Groups Succeed (1994) (0)
7. The Neoclassical Period (2015) (0)
Minimum wage escalation (1977) (0)

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