When I first began to study the history of slavery around the world, many years ago, one of the oddities that puzzled me was the practice of paying certain slaves, which existed in ancient Rome and in ...

John Stossel is the creator of Stossel TV videos, and author of "No They Can't! Why Government Fails—But Individuals Succeed." Joe Biden says he’ll “advance racial equity” by making “bold investments” ...

Many years ago, I was surprised to receive a letter from an old friend, saying that she had been told that I refused to see campus visitors from Africa. At the time, I was so bogged down with work ...

SUPREME COURT Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said there were “phrases that serve as an excuse for not thinking.” One of these phrases that substitute for thought today is one that depicts the current ...

CHAUTAUQUA – Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Jason Riley is a fan of economist Thomas Sowell. Both are articulate. Neither pulls punches. Focusing his Aug. 8 Advocates for Balance at Chautauqua, ...

AMONG THE many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scattered across the country were disrupted by riots and looting because of the demonstrable lie that Michael Brown was ...

Chapter 1. Thomas Sowell introduces his new book, “Intellectuals and Society,” and expounds on what he calls “the fatal misstep of intellectuals.” Chapter 2. Thomas Sowell offers examples of why ...

Sarah H. Weaver is a graduate student at Hillsdale College and a freelance writer. In an interview in 2018, the economist Thomas Sowell had a concise answer when podcaster and commentator Dave Rubin ...

Joe Biden says he'll "advance racial equity" by making "bold investments" in "Affordable Housing," aiding "businesses owned by Black and Brown people," establishing an "Equity Commission," etc. Gosh, ...