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The Enduring Influence Of Thomas Sowell
From politics and economics to journalism and culture, leading voices reflect on how Thomas Sowell’s ideas shaped their thinking and continue to inspire new generations.
October 15, 2026
Published June 11, 2024
The spread of COVID-19 misinformation and propaganda was fueled by a confluence of motivations including addictions to power, corruption, political ideology, and incompetence. Combined with the public’s susceptibility to the fear generated by propaganda, led to a surprise lack of pushback against lockdowns and deference to authority figures and experts. Scott Atlas explores these elements of the COVID-19 responses as well as other questions from students during this Q&A session.
Check Out More from Scott Atlas:
- Watch "The Cost of Identity Politics in American Politics" with Dr. Scott Atlas and Dr. Stanley Goldfarb here.
- Listen to "Now 4 Years Later, What Have We Learned from the Covid Pandemic?" with Dr. Scott Atlas on the Lars Larson Show. Part 1 here. Part 2 here.
- Watch Dr. Scott Atlas' previous Policy Boot Camp discussion, "Reviewing Pandemic Policies" here.
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