This episode features a live interview with Jason Riley (author of the classic Sowell biography "Maverick") about his new book: "The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed (2025). This interview was conducted before a studio audience live on X and audience members had the opportunity to ask Jason questions in real time. My exploration of Jason's new book took me on a fascinating detour into the TV shows of Norman Lear from the 1970's featuring...
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This episode features a live interview with Jason Riley (author of the classic Sowell biography "Maverick") about his new book: "The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed (2025). This interview was conducted before a studio audience live on X and audience members had the opportunity to ask Jason questions in real time. My exploration of Jason's new book took me on a fascinating detour into the TV shows of Norman Lear from the 1970's featuring...
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...
The Genius of Thomas Sowell
This episode features a live interview with Jason Riley (author of the classic Sowell biography "Maverick") about his new book: "The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed (2025). This interview was conducted before a studio audience live on X and audience members had the opportunity to ask Jason questions in real time. My exploration of Jason's new book took me on a fascinating detour into the TV shows of Norman Lear from the 1970's featuring...
