Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley has just published Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell, the definitive account of the life of Hoover senior fellow Thomas Sowell. In this wide-ranging interview, Peter Robinson and Riley discuss the events and people that helped Sowell become one of the most important American voices on cultural, economic, and racial matters of the last 50 years. Recorded on May 13, 2021 Learn more: https://www.hoover.org/research/jason-riley-life-and-times-thomas-sow

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” shares a vintage clip of Thomas Sowell explaining what systemic racism really looks like to Joe Biden during the Robert Bork Supreme Court confirmation hearings. When asked about voting rights, Sowell explains that it isn’t about disparate impact, but about applying the law differently to different groups. Dave also does a special “ask me anything” question-and-answer session on a wide-ranging host of topics, answering questions from the Rubin Report Locals commu