© Free To Choose Network / YouTubeAmerican economist, social theorist, and political philosopher Tom Sowell
The past ten months have proved we live in a senseless world. There are large groups of people on both sides of the aisle who have no regard for reality, or what were once considered the normal and expected rules of polite society. One man, however, has never been swayed by the prevailing winds of the political moment over his illustrious 50-year career, keeping himself grounded in empiricism, fact, and logic: economist Thomas Sowell.
While he has published more than 50 books on subjects such as economics, race, and history, there is still a good chance that Sowell is the national treasure you've never heard of. The recently released documentary, "
Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World," successfully introduces Sowell both to those who've never heard of him and dives deep into the lesser-known aspects of his life for those who are already avid fans.
Narrated by
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley, the documentary takes the audience through Sowell's life from his birth in North Carolina to his time as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he still works today.
For the most underappreciated public intellectual of our time, this film is a well-deserved tribute to a magnificent career.Sowell and Education"Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World" appropriately begins with Sowell's childhood. He was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, in 1930, and both of his parents died by the time he was only a few years old. He was adopted by his great aunt and raised by her, as well as her two adult daughters. When Sowell was eight, they moved to Harlem to gain access to greater opportunities than were available in the Jim Crow South.
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