The Genius of Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell might well be our greatest living Intellectual. His accomplishments span 6 decades and include over 40 books and thousands of columns and articles written on a wide range of topics, from economics to sociology to history to race and culture. It is hard to name another intellectual who has studied and written on as wide a range of topics in such a profound way. This podcast will discuss his ideas and is intended to provide a place for admirers of his work to discuss his contributions with other like minded thinkers.
The Genius of Thomas Sowell
"Race, IQ & Sowell" with Nathan Cofnas, Part 1
In today’s episode we explore the theme of "Race and IQ" and whether or not different racial groups have different levels of innate intelligence.
Sowell explored this subject in depth in his 2013 book “Intellectuals and Race."
Joining me to discuss this controversial topic is Professor Nathan Cofnas, who has written extensively on this subject.
I highly recommend you read the following to get the most out of this episode:
1) "Intellectuals and Race" by Thomas Sowell (of course you should read it!)
2) "A Guide for the Hereditarian Revolution" by Nathan Cofnas
3) "Thomas Sowell's Wishful Thinking About Race" by Nathan Cofnas.
You can find Professor Cofnas's Substack at: https://substack.com/@nathancofnas.
• This episodes' song list
1. Strange Fruit Billie Holiday 1939
2. Carefully Taught South Pacific 1949
3. Black Boys Hair 1964
4. Birmingham Sunday Joan Baez 1964
5. Mr Rogers Kiddie Pool scene 1969
6. Black and White three dog night 1972
7. Why can’t we be friends War 1975
8. War Bob Marley 1976
9. What color is God’s skin 1977
10. Redemption Song Marley 1980
11. Ebony and Ivory 1982
12. My Hometown bruce 1984
13. People are People Depeche Mode 1984
14. Black or white Michael Jackson 1991
15. Colored People DC talk 1995
16. Changes by Tupac 1998
17. Everyone’s a little bit racist 2003
18. Stop the hatred Wyclef 2021
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