Black economist known for his clear and concise arguments on complicated economical issues. He was raised by by his great-aunt and her two daughters in Harlem in the 40'
s and years later graduated CumLaude from Harvard University in Economics. Later on he would be known to the general public through appareances on the Free to Choose series, interviews-discussions with William F Buckley, Hoover Institution interviews, Sowell's books and more.
Anecdote: He was a Marxist throughout all his youth, even when taking his Ph.D in
Chicago with Milton Friedman as a
teacher. However, one summer working as an intern for the Department of Labor made him assume that the general interest and the government interest weren't on the same line.
1939 - Moves to Harlem, NYC. Raised by his great-aunt and her two daughters.
1958 - Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University.
1968 - Earned Ph.D. in Economics from University of
Chicago.
1963-80 - Taught Economics at Howard University, Cornell University, Brandeis University, and UCLA.
1980 - Becomes Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
June,
2020 - Published 37th first edition
book at 90 years old.
2021 Biographic movie: "
Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World"
A T.Sowell quote: “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of
politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”