Sowell is devastating on the destruction wrought by affirmative action, as Gordon notes, recalling that Clarence Thomas was surprised to learn how little weight his degree from Yale Law School ...

With that in mind, the person I believe to be the most worthy of such a selection is 94-year-old economist Thomas ... Sowell, a Black man who overcame abject poverty and constant discrimination ...

I don’t mind saying that this column represents a grossly understated review of Discrimination and Disparities , just published by my longtime friend and colleague Dr. Thomas Sowell. In less ...