Thomas Sowell (/ soʊl / SOHL; born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, economic historian, and social theorist.

Thomas Sowell is known for being an economist, a social commentator, and a leading intellectual figure in Black conservatism. He is a prolific writer, having penned more than 40 books, and was a …

Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy, Emeritus, at the Hoover Institution. He writes on economics, history, social policy, ethnicity, and the history of ideas. His most …

Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution. Although trained as an economist, he has written on a wide range of subjects. The author of forty …

American economist, social theorist, philosopher and writer. Born in 1930 in North Carolina to an underprivileged African American family, Thomas Sowell faced significant hardships from a young …

“With the publication of “Maverick,” Jason Riley has rendered an enormous service by providing a compelling, informed and elegant intellectual biography of the great Thomas Sowell. It was obviously …

Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, turned social theorist, political philosopher, and author. He is currently Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. …

Jul 11, 2025 · As the nation prepared for its 249th birthday, Thomas Sowell, the nation’s greatest living economist, turned 95. That milestone is cause for reflection in California, Washington, D.C., and all …

An influential African American economist who is known for his controversial views on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, Thomas Sowell was born in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1930.

Thomas Sowell (/ soʊl /; born June 30, 1930) is an American economist and social theorist. He is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.