On the occasion of the publication of a new edition of his book Intellectuals and Society, Thomas Sowell returns to Uncommon Knowledge for a wide-ranging interview. (52:37)
“It gives them a much bigger role in the world. I mean if you believe in free markets, what about all these people who want to have social justice. People just go out there; they make whatever deals they can with each other, work things out and then go on their way. Here is all this unused brilliance standing on the sideline watching with impotent rage.”
Recorded on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Event
The Hoover Institution Economic Policy Working Group hosted "Terra Incognita: The Economics of a Shrinking World" with Jesús Fernández-Villaverde from the University of Pennsylvania.
April 23, 2026
Videos
Georgetown University computer scientist Cal Newport offers questions to pose to Congress about AI regulation, followed by the fellows discussing what’s behind Western Europe’s riots and President Trump’s surly attitude toward Ukraine (most recently, his threat to take away Starlink internet service).
October 20, 2026
Working Papers
Economics Working Paper 26127
October 16, 2026
