Thomas Sowell's Retirement: The End of an Era

Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams are two of the bravest academic scholars in America, and two of the boldest black men. We have long carried both men’s columns in our Right Opinion section. Sowell is retiring after decades standing in the line of fire in defense of Freedom.

He published his final “Random Thoughts” piece on December 27. Here are a few priceless excerpts:

Warning America: “If you want to understand the fatal dangers facing America today, read ‘The Gathering Storm’ by Winston Churchill. The book is not about America, the Middle East, or nuclear missiles. But it shows Europe’s attitudes and delusions…”

Addressing academic idiocy: “Black adults, during the years when I was growing up in Harlem, had far less education than black adults today — but far more common sense. In an age of artificial intelligence, too many of our schools and colleges are producing artificial stupidity, among both blacks and whites.”

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