Last night we learned of another celebrity loss in 2016: Thomas Sowell.
He didn’t pass away, but he did announce that he’d be retiring from his column at age 86, Throughout his career, the man has published over 30 books and thousands of op-eds. I (Matt Palumbo) personally owe my interest in economics to Dr. Sowell. Had it not been for him, I likely would’ve followed my initial plan of entering college as a Political Science major (yikes).
When I was a junior in high school I was shopping for Christmas presents for my father at the local Barnes & Noble, and Sowell’s “Dismantling America” was among the books I picked up for him, having had it recommended to me.
I had been completely unfamiliar with Sowell up to that point, and while I was skimming the book, ahead of wrapping it, I found it to be the most profound…
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