A More or Less Perfect Union

Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World traces Sowell’s journey from humble beginnings to the Hoover Institution, becoming one of our era’s most controversial economists, political philosophers, and prolific authors. Hosted by Jason Riley, a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, the one-hour program features insights from Sowell and interviews with his close friends and associates, revealing why the intensely private Thomas Sowell is considered by many to be “one of the greatest minds of the past half-century” and “the smartest person in the room.”


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LOCAL LISTINGS

    Station Identification   Airing Channel          
State Market Station Channel Primary Channel Other Channel Day Date Time  Time Zone
CA Rohnert Park KRCB 22 22   Friday 1/29/21 8:00 PM PT
CA Rohnert Park KRCB 22 22   Monday 2/01/21

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CA San Francisco KQED 9/HD 9/HD   Tuesday 2/02/21 11:00 PM PT
CA San Francisco KQED 9/HD 9/HD   Wednesday 2/03/21 5:00 PM PT
CA San Bernardino KVCR 24/HR 24/HD   Thursday 2/04/21 8:00 PM PT
CA San Francisco KQED 9/HD   9.2 Friday 2/05/21 3:00 PM PT
CA Watsonville KQET 25   25.2 Friday 2/05/21 3:00 PM PT
CA San Jose KQEH 54/HD 54/HD   Friday 2/05/21 3:00 PM PT
CA Los Angeles KCET 28 28   Sunday 2/07/21 4:00 PM PT
CA Huntington Beach KOCE     50.4 Saturday 2/13/21 4:00 PM PT

 

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READ THOMAS SOWELL'S BOOKS PUBLISHED BY HOOVER INSTITUTION PRESS

Ever Wonder Why? and Other Controversial Essays (2006)

Controversial Essays (2002)

Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (1999)

Is Reality Optional? And Other Essays (1993)

Education: Assumptions versus History: Collected Papers (1985)

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Wargaming The Pacific: Lessons From The Naval War College's Interwar Games
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Ideas Uncorked: Tribal Sovereignty And Economic Freedom
The Hoover Institution in DC hosts Ideas Uncorked: Tribal Sovereignty And Economic Freedom on Thursday, March 26 from 5:00–6:30 pm ET. The event will… Hoover Institution in DC
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In Science We Trust? Understanding Americans’ Confidence In Science, Scientists, And Scientific Institutions
The Hoover Institution's Center for Revitalizing American Institutions, in partnership with the Hoover Technology Policy Accelerator, invites you to… Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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