[GOPJ]

Milton Friedman once said, “The word ‘genius’ is thrown around so much that it’s becoming meaningless, but nevertheless I think Tom Sowell is close to being one.”

Amen to the above... and Happy Birthday to a true genius... and a good man.

[RipSawyer]

I treasure the memory of Milton Friedman but he is wrong there, Dr. Sowell is not “close”, he is a genius if there ever has been one. Clarity of expression is one true mark of genius in my estimation and no one I can think of exceeds Dr. Sowell in clarity. There are some who cannot think clearly and cannot express themselves, there are some who cannot think clearly or express themselves but think they can do both. There are those who CAN think clearly but cannot express their thoughts so that others can understand them and then there is Thomas Sowell who thinks clearly and can express it in a way that even a muddlehead like myself can understand it.