Sowell is so right on when he states that the black intellectual elites do not represent the black community any more than the white intellectual elite represent the white community. Perfectly stated.
if we had 310 million thomas sowells, America would be growing at 10% per year and everyone would be earning twice what the are now (slight overstatement)
Sowell is a genius, in 1990 and today. Intellectually speaking, this guy would wipe the floor with Michael Eric Dyson, Cornel West, Boyce Watkins and so many others. I chuckle when I hear people call him and uncle tom or this and that, why? Well, because he doesn't express the same reactionary sentiments as they do. I wish I discovered him earlier. He's almost 80, still writing books, and is as lucid and informative as ever.
I love this interviewer. He doesn't ask gotcha questions, he doesn't ask leading questions and he doesn't interject his own opinions. I also like the questions he asks. A very professional job that is rare these days.
Wonderful interview, very thoughtful.
housecry 1 month ago
Sowell is so right on when he states that the black intellectual elites do not represent the black community any more than the white intellectual elite represent the white community. Perfectly stated.
jamo387 6 months ago
if we had 310 million thomas sowells, America would be growing at 10% per year and everyone would be earning twice what the are now (slight overstatement)
AmandaFeetJeansFan 7 months ago
@AmandaFeetJeansFan I once heard a quote somewhere that if a society was full of Einsteins then Einsteins would be janitors.
H1TMANactual 2 months ago
Sowell is very stupid and dead wrong
neonaction 1 year ago
@neonaction
You're a troll. Clearly.
wkusam123 1 year ago
"organized noise-makers"
brilliant!
gagothesith 1 year ago
YouTube does what MSNBC would never ever do, give voice on a regular basis to individuals like Dr. Sowell.
veronicafoxx1984 1 year ago
Sowell is a genius, in 1990 and today. Intellectually speaking, this guy would wipe the floor with Michael Eric Dyson, Cornel West, Boyce Watkins and so many others. I chuckle when I hear people call him and uncle tom or this and that, why? Well, because he doesn't express the same reactionary sentiments as they do. I wish I discovered him earlier. He's almost 80, still writing books, and is as lucid and informative as ever.
JamesOrwell 2 years ago 12
This was made in 1990. I bet you will not find a interviewer like this anymore.
treijackson 2 years ago
@treijackson
Brian Lamb, former head of C-Span. He was accused of being both a Right Winger and a Liberal, always a good sign.
Aphoresis 7 months ago
I love this interviewer. He doesn't ask gotcha questions, he doesn't ask leading questions and he doesn't interject his own opinions. I also like the questions he asks. A very professional job that is rare these days.
phippsed 2 years ago 10
does he say marxism economics around 5:20 ?
jonshultz 2 years ago
@jonshultz Marxian economics
greatleaper 1 year ago
@jonshultz Yes. He says (in another program) that he was a marxist but an internship in a government office changed his mind.
4k8t 9 months ago
Thank you so much for posting this.
sixtiksix 2 years ago 4