Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 0:00 The upcoming Hoover Institution conference honoring Thomas Sowell 5:37 Sowell’s apprentice work at the University of Chicago 12:58 Ground News ad 14:45 Hayek’s influence on Sowell 19:55 Jason: No one is smarter than the market 24:58 The unconstrained vision vs. the constrained vision 33:04 Sowell’s contribution to economic literacy 37:44 Sowell’s tough early life and his path to Marx ] 47:55 Jason: Sowell’s willingness to weigh in on race hurt his career 53:58 Sowell’s evisceration of The Bell Curve Recorded on August 25, 2025 Links and Readings Jason’s writing for the Wall Street Journal Jason’s book, Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell Thoma Sowell’s memoir, A Personal Journey Sowell’s book, Knowledge and Decisions Sowell’s book, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Conflict Sowell’s book, Ethnic America: A History Sowell’s book, Race and Culture Sowell’s book, Migration and Cultures: A World View Friedrich Von Hayek’s essay, “The Use of Knowledge in Society” Hayek’s review of Knowledge and Decisions Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein Sowell’s book, The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy Sowell’s book, The Quest for Cosmic Justice Milton Friedman’s TV show, Free to Choose Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray’s book, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life Sowell’s American Spectator review of The Bell Curve , “Ethnicity and IQ” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe
