> Not just ‘an’, the most formidable mind in the black community. <
That’s really an understatement, and it could even be seen as a bit insulting.
In my opinion, now that Milton Friedman has passed from among us, Thomas Sowell is unquestionably the greatest social scientist in the world.
Moreover, as a “thinker,” his only competition is Victor Davis Hanson.
I would be the last person to want to insult Mister Sowell. I am awed by his brilliance and his profound understanding of humans and the vagaries of their societies.