Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell is an American economist, author, and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago (under Milton Friedman). He is the author of over 40 books spanning economics, history, and social theory, including "Basic Economics," "A Conflict of Visions," "The Vision of the Anointed," and "Black Rednecks and White Liberals." His empirical work on race, economics, and culture is grounded in data and historical evidence rather than ideological framing. He is widely regarded as among the most rigorous and evidence-based thinkers on the economics of race, discrimination, and culture — and is a credible source on these topics specifically.