Thomas Sowell

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Thomas Sowell is affiliated with the following schools: Rutgers University, University of California, Los Angeles, Amherst College, Stanford University, Howard University, University of Chicago, Cornell University, Columbia University, Brandeis University, Harvard University

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#19

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#32

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#14

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Masters Economics Columbia University
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According to Wikipedia, Thomas Sowell is an American economist, author and social commentator. He 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 as a prominent black conservative. 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 Works

Ethnic America, A History. (1982) (316)
Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study (2004) (288)
Knowledge and Decisions (1980) (287)
Race and Culture: A World View (1995) (221)
On Classical Economics (2006) (214)
A conflict of visions : ideological origins of political struggles (1988) (198)
Race and Economics (1975) (133)
Preferential Policies: An International Perspective (1990) (110)
Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality (1984) (106)
Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas (1993) (100)
Migrations and Cultures: A World View. (1998) (96)
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) (63)
Intellectuals and Society (2010) (59)
Black Rednecks and White Liberals (2005) (56)
Classical Economics Reconsidered (1975) (55)
Conquests And Cultures: An International History (1998) (52)
A Conflict of Visions? (2019) (46)
The Housing Boom and Bust (2009) (46)
Black Excellence: The Case of Dunbar High School. (1974) (46)
Say's Law (1973) (45)
The Quest for Cosmic Justice (1999) (44)
Essays and Data on American Ethnic Groups. (1979) (43)
Essays and Data on American Ethnic Groups (1980) (41)
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy (2000) (41)
Race and Culture (1992) (40)
Marxism : Philosophy and Economics (1985) (37)
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One (2003) (33)
Economic Facts and Fallacies (2007) (29)
The Education of Black Folk: The Afro-American Struggle for Knowledge in White America (1974) (29)
A Student's Eye View of George Stigler (1993) (29)
Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity (1982) (26)
Affirmative Action Reconsidered. Was It Necessary in Academia? Evaluation Studies 27. (1975) (26)
American Ethnic Groups (1978) (25)
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) (15)
Affirmative Action Around the World (2017) (14)
A Personal Odyssey (2000) (14)
The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late (2001) (13)
THE GENERAL GLUT CONTROVERSY RECONSIDERED (1963) (13)
Discrimination and Disparities (2018) (13)
Choosing a College (1989) (13)
Marx's Capital After One Hundred Years (1967) (13)
Ethnicity in a Changing America. (1978) (13)
Late-Talking Children (1997) (12)
Cultural Diversity: A World View. (1991) (11)
Education: Assumptions versus History: Collected Papers (1985) (11)
Say's Law: An Historical Analysis. (1974) (10)
On the Higher Learning in America: Some Comments. (1990) (10)
Discrimination, affirmative action, and equal opportunity : an economic and social perspective (1982) (10)
Education: Assumptions versus History, Collected Papers (1986) (10)
The Economics and Politics of Race (1983) (9)
The Age of Mass Migration: Causes and Economic Impact (review) (2000) (9)
Karl Marx and the Freedom of the Individual (1963) (8)
A world view of cultural diversity (1991) (8)
Malthus and the Utilitarians (1962) (7)
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays (1993) (7)
Choosing a College: A Guide for Parents and Students (1989) (7)
Economics and black people (1970) (6)
The Plight of Black Students in the United States. (1974) (6)
Arthur Jensen and His Critics: The Great IQ Controversy (1973) (6)
Veblen’s Higher Learning after Fifty Years (1969) (6)
Assumptions versus History in Ethnic Education (1981) (6)
Sismondi: A Neglected Pioneer (1972) (5)
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)
Agricultural Research and Extension in India: Reflections on the Reality and a Roadmap for Renaissance* (2014) (4)
Ever Wonder Why (1987) (4)
Conquests and Cultures: Military Expansion and the Making of Civilization (1998) (3)
Marxian Value Reconsidered (1963) (3)
Economics : analysis and issues (1971) (3)
Wealth, Poverty and Politics (2015) (2)
“ Affirmative Action ” : A Worldwide Disaster (2018) (2)
A Man of Letters (2007) (2)
Patterns of Black Excellence. Ethics and Public Policy Reprint 5. (1977) (2)
Tuition Tax Credits: A Social Revolution. (1982) (2)
Reflections on Peter Bauer's Contributions to Development Economics (2005) (2)
‘Racial discrimination’: Intellectual definition or political slogan? (1986) (2)
Samuel Bailey Revisited (1970) (2)
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)
Communications: Myths and tragedies of criticism (1974) (1)
Pink and Brown People and Other Controversial Essays (1981) (1)
The University of California v. Bakke: landmark or curiosity? (1978) (1)
Peter Bauer ’ s Legacy of Liberty (2002) (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)
Journalists don't know about economics (2004) (1)
No Compassion for the Wretched (1995) (1)
Institutionally imposed social agendas (1993) (1)
The Thomas Sowell Reader (2011) (1)
The Fallacy Of "Fairness" (2010) (1)
2. Sismondi and Equilibrium Income (2015) (0)
Politics Versus Gold (2010) (0)
The Wide World of Affirmative Action (2004) (0)
5. The Counterrevolution of John Stuart Mill (2015) (0)
Crusades Versus Caution: Crossing The "Autistic Spectrum" Divide (2007) (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)
The Shorter Workweek Controversy (1965) (0)
Professor Sowell Takes Leave of His Column in Forbes Magazine (1996) (0)
The Political Economy of Liberation (2012) (0)
A Personal Odyssey from Howard to Harvard. (2001) (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)
9. General Implications (2015) (0)
A Rehabilitation of Say's Law. By W. H. Hutt. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 1974. Pp. viii, 150. $12.95 (1975) (0)
Race and the market (1973) (0)
Dismantling America: Have We Reached The Point Of No Return? (2010) (0)
A Personal Odyssey from Howard to Harvard and Beyond (2000) (0)
Listening To A Liar (2009) (0)
The Sidney Hook memorial award address: Drawing a firm line (1998) (0)
The "Need" for More "Education" (1966) (0)
Chapter 5. Affirmative Action in Nigeria (2017) (0)
Remarks on Racial Economic Equality: Comment. (1983) (0)
Opinions Differ on Black Studies. (1973) (0)
Chapter 1. An International Perspective (2017) (0)
Feedback from our readers (1967) (0)
1. The Early Development of Say's Law (2015) (0)
Status Versus Behavior (1979) (0)
6. The Marxian Challenge (2015) (0)
Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (1999) (0)
CHAPTER 4 – Poverty, the Distribution of Income, and Social Policy: Some Thoughts (1981) (0)
8. The Keynesian Revolution (2015) (0)
Comprehensive Economic Planning : Shenoy ’ s Dissent (1998) (0)
The Structure of Atonal Music (1977) (0)
4. The General Glut Controversy (2015) (0)
Minimum wage escalation (1977) (0)
Thomas Sowell: Black success blocked by charter schools' enemies (2020) (0)
Strategic Manufacturing Management (2006) (0)
7. The Neoclassical Period (2015) (0)
Black Migration: Movement North, 1900-1920@@@Race and Economics (1976) (0)
Of Cultural Determinism and the Limits of Law (1985) (0)
Gas quality variations lead to avoidable billing disputes (1998) (0)
“New Racism” and Old Dogmatism (2019) (0)
Envelope Misconceptions and Implications (2020) (0)
Chapter 3. Affirmative Action in Malaysia (2017) (0)
Thomas Sowell on Why Some Cultures and Racial Groups Succeed (1994) (0)
The "Costs" Of Medical Care (2009) (0)
3. The British Dissenters (2015) (0)
Correspondence: Review Retort (1987) (0)
A reply (1974) (0)
To Sue Or Not: Rush Limbaugh's Option (2009) (0)
Sowell on Education (1993) (0)
Too Many Apologies (2010) (0)
A Journal of Political Thought and Statesmanship (2010) (0)

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