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Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell | Jason Riley
This special episode from our original Constitution Series returns in honor of Black History Month, spotlighting the life and ideas of Thomas Sowell, one of America’s most influential and thought-provoking thinkers. Drawing from Jason L. Riley’s landmark biography Maverick, the program traces Sowell’s journey from a Black orphan growing up in the Jim Crow South to a leading voice in economics, race, and political thought. Featuring insights from Sowell himself, along with interviews from colleagues and those he inspired, this episode explores why he is so often called “the smartest person in…
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