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...
Katharine Birbalsingh on Thomas Sowell and Theodore Dalrymple
The Genius of Thomas Sowell
1 hour 40 minutes
3 years ago
Katharine Birbalsingh on Thomas Sowell and Theodore Dalrymple
When you study Thomas Sowell, you are inevitably introduced to other intellectuals Sowell cites in his books. These are the thinkers Sowell looks up to and draws inspiration from. One such thinker is the British Psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple. In this episode we explore Dalrymple's book "Life At The Bottom" and what it has to teach us about the ideas which perpetuate poverty and other social pathologies in the British underclass and what lessons we can draw for a deeper understanding ...
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...