The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The Genius of Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell might well be our greatest living Intellectual. His accomplishments span 6 decades and include over 40 books and thousands of columns and articles written on a wide range of topics, from economics to sociology to history to race and culture. It is hard to name another intellectual who has studied and written on as wide a range of topics in such a profound way. This podcast will discuss his ideas and is intended to provide a place for admirers of his work to discuss his contributions with other like minded thinkers.

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    "Trump & Sowell" with James Fishback

    In this episode I explore what Thomas Sowell thought about Donald Trump the first time he ran for President in 2015, and I discuss how Sowell's views on Trump evolved over the years. The episode features a live, studio-audience conversation I had with James Fishback about why some people dislike Trump so much and how Trump supporters often view his bugs as features. James Fishback is the founder of IncubateDebate.org, a high school debate league dedicated dedicated to free and open debate and...

    1 h y 33 min

  2. 24/09/2024

    "Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas, Part 2

    This is Part 2 of Episode 40, “Race, IQ and Sowell” with Nathan Cofnas. A few weeks after I recorded my original conversation with Nathan Cofnas, which I released in Episode 40, Part 1, I hosted a live conversation with Nathan on X Spaces which opened the floor up to the public and anyone who wanted to get in on the discussion. We had a great group discussion about hereditarianism and we got to hear more about Nathan’s thinking on this controversial subject, and why Nathan thinks ...

    1 h y 50 min

  3. 09/09/2024

    "Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas, Part 1

    In today’s episode we explore the theme of "Race and IQ" and whether or not different racial groups have different levels of innate intelligence. Sowell explored this subject in depth in his 2013 book “Intellectuals and Race." Joining me to discuss this controversial topic is Professor Nathan Cofnas, who has written extensively on this subject. I highly recommend you read the following to get the most out of this episode: 1) "Intellectuals and Race" by Thomas Sowell (of course you should rea...

    2 h y 27 min

  4. 22/04/2024

    "Honesty & Sowell" with Dan Ariely

    In today’s episode we explore the theme of “Honesty.” Sowell wrote about honesty in his latest book “Social Justice Fallacies,” and also in his 2000 classic “Basic Economics.” In addition, his 1993 collection of essays called “Is Reality Optional?” contains an essay about honesty which has a very unexpected spin to it. We learn that honesty is not just a moral virtue, it’s also a form of human capital that varies greatly from culture to culture and from group to group within a p...

    2 h y 13 min

  5. 12/02/2024

    "Social Pathologies & Sowell" with Theodore Dalrymple

    This episode features a deep dive into Theodore Dalrymple's 2001 masterpiece "Life at the Bottom," one of Thomas Sowell's favorite books, and one of my all time favorites as well. I strongly suggest you read or listen to this book as soon as possible, You can thank me later. I prefer the audiobook to the written book, just because the audiobook narrator does such a fantastic job. I interview Dalrymple about his book and about his thoughts on Sowell's body of work. Notes to help you get t...

    1 h y 31 min

  6. 22/11/2023

    "War and Sowell" with Victor Davis Hanson

    This episode features: 1) The Causes of WW2: A presentation of Sowell's essay "Intellectuals and War," from Sowell 2010 classic "Intellectuals and Society." In particular, I discuss the 6 causes of WWII, from Sowell's perspective. 2) My conversation with Victor Davis Hanson, (VDH): VDH is a Classicist and Military Historian at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. You can find his books and columns at: VictorHanson.com and I highly recommend you subscribe for premium access to all...

    1 h y 53 min

  7. 18/10/2023

    Israel, The Jews & Sowell. With Dennis Prager.

    This episode was inspired by the outbreak of war between Israel and the Palestinians which started on October 7, 2023. I explore Sowell's views on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict through two columns written by Sowell, one in 2006 and the other in 2014: 2006 Column: “There is no Middle East Peace Process” 2014 Column: "Cease the Cease Fires" Our special guest for this episode is Dennis Prager. Dennis Prager was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1948. He graduated from Brooklyn College w...

    1 h y 9 min

  8. 19/09/2023

    "The Triple Package" and Sowell, with Amy Chua

    In this episode, I explore the work and ideas of Amy Chua. Amy is not only a tenured Professor of Law at Yale University, she is also a bestselling author of several books. Her most famous books was published in 2011 and is called "The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother." Amy told me that she was a huge fan of Thomas Sowell but what I didn’t know at the time is that Thomas Sowell is also a huge fan of Amy Chua. Find out why in this episode, as I explore Amy's ideas about political tribalism ...

    1 h y 10 min
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Thomas Sowell might well be our greatest living Intellectual. His accomplishments span 6 decades and include over 40 books and thousands of columns and articles written on a wide range of topics, from economics to sociology to history to race and culture. It is hard to name another intellectual who has studied and written on as wide a range of topics in such a profound way. This podcast will discuss his ideas and is intended to provide a place for admirers of his work to discuss his contributions with other like minded thinkers.

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  • Creador
    Alan Wolan
  • Años de actividad
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodios
    42
  • Clasificación
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