An Economist and Columnist Releases His Private Letters

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Very few people these days write letters, let alone write and save copies of them. We can be thankful that economist, scholar, author and columnist Thomas Sowell wrote excellent letters, lots of them, saved copies, and has graciously decided to share them with us.

The letters, written to friends, relatives, colleagues and public figures between 1960 and 2006, are a treat to read. They give insight into the life and career of a man many consider the most acute social commentator on active duty today. And they constitute a compact review of the controversies that have roiled the republic, and much of the world, over the recent volatile decades.

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An Economist and Columnist Releases His Private Letters

Those familiar with Mr. Sowell's books and columns know he is unfailingly intelligent, relentlessly analytical - often better than anyone else at going to the heart of an issue, at pinning down what's important and what isn't, at showing us connections we might not otherwise have seen. Mr. Sowell often has the answer while th...

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