[Tax-chick]

Walter Williams is very impressive, but I don't think he has quite the overwhelming erudition of Thomas Sowell. Shelby Steele is more comparable to Sowell as a scholar. Each of them appeals to a slightly different group of readers, thus providing a broader dissemination of conservative ideas than any one by himself.

[7thson]

You are correct. Concerning Sowell and Williams, I cannot remember a time when I have ever seen Sowell on the tube or hear him on the radio. Williams I hear a lot when he subs for Rush at times. He is a very witty man with a tongue in cheek sense of humour - the kind libs hate. I have read a lot of Sowell, including a couple of his books. He has stated several times that not only will he not run for office, but he would refuse any offer to any government position. It sort of like what Dennis Miller says - it sounds tempting until you realize you have to be in the same room with Barbara Boxer or someone like her - which there are a lot!