"Trump & Sowell" with James Fishback
In this episode I explore what Thomas Sowell thought about Donald Trump the first time he ran for President in 2015, and I discuss how Sowell's views on Trump evolved over the years. The episode featu...
4 Feb 20251h 33min
"Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas, Part 2
This is Part 2 of Episode 40, “Race, IQ and Sowell” with Nathan Cofnas. A few weeks after I recorded my original conversation with Nathan Cofnas, which I released in Episode 40, Part 1, I hosted a li...
24 Sep 20241h 49min
"Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas, Part 1
In today’s episode we explore the theme of "Race and IQ" and whether or not different racial groups have different levels of innate intelligence. Sowell explored this subject in depth in his 2013 book...
9 Sep 20242h 27min
"Honesty & Sowell" with Dan Ariely
In today’s episode we explore the theme of “Honesty.” Sowell wrote about honesty in his latest book “Social Justice Fallacies,” and also in his 2000 classic “Basic Economics.” In addition, his 1993...
22 Apr 20242h 12min
"Social Pathologies & Sowell" with Theodore Dalrymple
This episode features a deep dive into Theodore Dalrymple's 2001 masterpiece "Life at the Bottom," one of Thomas Sowell's favorite books, and one of my all time favorites as well. I strongly sugges...
12 Feb 20241h 31min
"War and Sowell" with Victor Davis Hanson
This episode features: 1) The Causes of WW2: A presentation of Sowell's essay "Intellectuals and War," from Sowell 2010 classic "Intellectuals and Society." In particular, I discuss the 6 causes of ...
22 Nov 20231h 53min
Israel, The Jews & Sowell. With Dennis Prager.
This episode was inspired by the outbreak of war between Israel and the Palestinians which started on October 7, 2023. I explore Sowell's views on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict through two columns...
18 Okt 20231h 9min
